Light-emitting device and electronic apparatus including the same

ABSTRACT

A light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an interlayer including an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and an electron transport region between the emission layer and the second electrode. The electron transport region includes an electron transport layer and an electron injection layer between the electron transport layer and the second electrode. The electron transport layer includes a first material and a second material, the electron injection layer includes a third material and a fourth material, and an amount of the third material is in a range of about 50 parts by weight to about 99 parts by weight, based on a total of 100 parts by weight of the electron injection layer. The first material to the fourth material are respectively the same as described in the specification.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S

This application claims priority to and benefits of Korean PatentApplication No. 10-2021-0124256 under 35 U.S.C. §119, filed on Sep. 16,2021 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entire contents ofwhich are incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field

Embodiments relate to a light-emitting device and an electronicapparatus including the same.

2. Description of the Related Art

Among light-emitting devices, self-emissive devices have wide viewingangles, high contrast ratios, short response times, and excellentcharacteristics in terms of luminance, driving voltage, and responsespeed.

In a light-emitting device, a first electrode is arranged on asubstrate, and a hole transport region, an emission layer, an electrontransport region, and a second electrode are sequentially arranged onthe first electrode. Holes provided from the first electrode move towardthe emission layer through the hole transport region, and electronsprovided from the second electrode move toward the emission layerthrough the electron transport region. Carriers, such as holes andelectrons, recombine in the emission layer to produce excitons. Theseexcitons transition from an excited state to a ground state to therebygenerate light.

It is to be understood that this background of the technology sectionis, in part, intended to provide useful background for understanding thetechnology. However, this background of the technology section may alsoinclude ideas, concepts, or recognitions that were not part of what wasknown or appreciated by those skilled in the pertinent art prior to acorresponding effective filing date of the subject matter disclosedherein.

SUMMARY

Embodiments include a light-emitting device having low driving voltage,high luminescence efficiency, and a long lifespan, and an electronicapparatus including the light-emitting device.

Additional aspects will be set forth in part in the description whichfollows and, in part, will be apparent from the description, or may belearned by practice of the embodiments of the disclosure.

According to embodiments, a light-emitting device may include a firstelectrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and aninterlayer including an emission layer between the first electrode andthe second electrode and an electron transport region between theemission layer and the second electrode,

-   wherein the electron transport region may include an electron    transport layer and an electron injection layer between the electron    transport layer and the second electrode,

-   the electron transport layer may include a first material and a    second material,

-   the first material may be a compound represented by Formula 1 or    Formula 2,

-   the second material may include a first metal, a halide of the first    metal, a complex including the first metal, or a combination    thereof,

-   the electron injection layer may include a third material and a    fourth material,

-   the third material may include a second metal, a halide of the    second metal, a complex including the second metal, or a combination    thereof,

-   the fourth material may include a third metal, a halide of the third    metal, a complex including the third metal, or a combination    thereof,

-   the first metal, the second metal, and the third metal may be    identical to or different from each other, and

-   an amount of the third material may be in a range of about 50 parts    by weight to about 99 parts by weight, based on a total of 100 parts    by weight of the electron injection layer.

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In Formula 1,

-   X₁₁ may be N or C(Z₁₁),-   X₁₂ may be N or C(Z₁₂),-   A₁₁ and A₁₂ may each independently be a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group    including at least one N, and-   d11 and d12 may each independently be an integer from 1 to 10.

In Formula 2,

-   Y₂₁ may be O, S, or Se,-   A₂₁ may be a C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), and-   n21 may be an integer from 1 to 3.

In Formulae 1 and 2,

-   L₁₁, L₁₂, and L₂₁ to L₂₃ may each independently be a single bond, a    C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least    one R_(10a), or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a),-   a11, a12, and a21 to a23 may each independently be an integer from 1    to 5,-   R₁₁, R₁₂, R₂₂, R₂₃, Z₁₁, and Z₁₂ may each independently be hydrogen,    deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a    nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group unsubstituted or substituted with    at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀    alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a),    a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀    arylthio group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), -Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁),    —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂),-   b11, b12, b22, and b23 may each independently be an integer from 1    to 10,-   R₂₂ and R₂₃ may optionally be bonded to each other to form a C₅-C₆₀    carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a) or a C₂-C₃₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a),-   Z₁₁ and Z₁₂ may optionally be bonded to each other to form a C₅-C₆₀    carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a) or a C₂-C₃₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a),

R_(10a) may be:

-   deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, or a    nitro group;-   a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl    group, or a C1-C₆₀ alkoxy group, each unsubstituted or substituted    with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a    nitro group, a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic    group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group,    —Si(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂)(Q₁₃), —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —B(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —C(═O)(Q₁₁),    —S(═O)₂(Q₁₁), —P(═O)(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), or any combination thereof;-   a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀    aryloxy group, or a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, each unsubstituted or    substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a    cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl    group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy    group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, —Si(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂)(Q₂₃), —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂),    —B(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —C(═O)(Q₂₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₂₁), —P(═O)(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), or any    combination thereof; or-   —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁),    —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), or —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and-   Q₁ to Q₃, Q₁₁ to Q₁₃, Q₂₁ to Q₂₃, and Q3₁ to Q₃₃ may each    independently be hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl    group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀    alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, or a    C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, each    unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, a cyano group, a    C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a    biphenyl group, or any combination thereof.

In an embodiment, the first electrode may be an anode, the secondelectrode may be a cathode, the interlayer may further include a holetransport region between the emission layer and the first electrode, thehole transport region may include a hole injection layer, a holetransport layer, an emission auxiliary layer, an electron blockinglayer, or any combination thereof, and electron transport region mayfurther include a buffer layer, a hole blocking layer, an electroncontrol layer, or any combination thereof.

In an embodiment, the light-emitting device may further include a firstcapping layer disposed outside the first electrode, a second cappinglayer disposed outside the second electrode, or both the first cappinglayer and the second capping layer.

In an embodiment, the emission layer and the electron transport layermay directly contact each other.

In an embodiment, the electron transport layer and the electroninjection layer may directly contact each other.

In an embodiment, the electron injection layer and the second electrodemay directly contact each other.

In an embodiment, the emission layer may include a dopant, and thedopant may serve as a phosphorescent dopant to emit phosphorescence fromthe emission layer.

In an embodiment, the emission layer may include a dopant, and thedopant may emit blue light having a maximum emission wavelength in arange of about 450 nm to about 490 nm.

In an embodiment, the emission layer may include a dopant and the dopantmay include a boron-containing compound.

In an embodiment, the electron transport layer may be formed byco-depositing the first material and the second material.

In an embodiment, the electron injection layer may be formed byco-depositing the third material and the fourth material.

In an embodiment, the first metal included in the second material, thesecond metal included in the third material, and the third metalincluded in the fourth material may each independently be an alkalimetal, an alkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal, a third-rowtransition metal of the periodic table, or any combination thereof.

In an embodiment, the halide of the second metal may include a fluorideof the second metal, a bromide of the second metal, an iodide of thesecond metal, or a combination thereof.

In an embodiment, a moiety represented by

in Formula 1 may be represented by one of Formulae 1-1 to 1-32, whichare explained below.

In an embodiment, the compound represented by Formula 2 may berepresented by one of Formulae 2-1 to 2-4, which are explained below.

In an embodiment, A₂₁ in Formula 2 may be represented by one of Formulae3-1 to 3-7, which are explained below.

According to embodiments, a light-emitting device may include

-   first electrodes arranged for each of a first subpixel, a second    subpixel, and a third subpixel,-   a second electrode facing the first electrodes,-   m emitting units between the second electrode and the first    electrodes, and-   m-1 charge generation layers, each arranged between two neighboring    emitting units among the m emitting units and including an n-type    charge generation layer and a p-type charge generation layer,    wherein-   m may be an integer of 2 or more,-   each of the m emitting units may include an emission layer and an    electron transport region that are sequentially arranged,-   at least one of the m emission layers may include a first emission    layer arranged on the first subpixel and emitting first-color light,    a second emission layer arranged on the second subpixel and emitting    second-color light, and a third emission layer arranged on the third    subpixel and emitting third-color light,-   the first-color light may be red light, the second-color light may    be green light, and the third-color light may be blue light,-   at least one of the m electron transport regions may include an    electron transport layer and an electron injection layer that are    sequentially arranged,-   the electron transport layer may include a first material and a    second material,-   the first material may be a compound represented by Formula 1 or    Formula 2,-   the second material may include a first metal, a halide of the first    metal, a complex including the first metal, or a combination    thereof,-   the electron injection layer may include a third material and a    fourth material,-   the third material may include a second metal, a halide of the    second metal, a complex including the second metal, or a combination    thereof,-   the fourth material may include a third metal, a halide of the third    metal, a complex including the third metal, or a combination    thereof,-   the first metal, the second metal, and the third metal may be    identical to or different from each other, and-   an amount of the third material may be in a range of about 50 parts    by weight to about 99 parts by weight, based on a total of 100 parts    by weight of the electron injection layer.

According to embodiments, an electronic apparatus may include thelight-emitting device.

In an embodiment, the electronic apparatus may further include athin-film transistor, wherein the thin-film transistor may include asource electrode and a drain electrode, and the first electrode of thelight-emitting device may be electrically connected to the sourceelectrode or the drain electrode.

In an embodiment, the electronic apparatus may further include a colorfilter, a color conversion layer, a touch screen layer, a polarizinglayer, or any combination thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of embodiments ofthe disclosure will be more apparent from the following descriptiontaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a structure of alight-emitting device according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a structure of alight-emitting device according to an embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a structure of alight-emitting device according to an embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a structure of anelectronic apparatus according to an embodiment; and

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a structure of anelectronic apparatus according to another embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The disclosure will now be described more fully hereinafter withreference to the accompanying drawings, in which embodiments are shown.This disclosure may, however, be embodied in different forms and shouldnot be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather,these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thoroughand complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to thoseskilled in the art.

In the drawings, the sizes, thicknesses, ratios, and dimensions of theelements may be exaggerated for ease of description and for clarity.Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.

In the description, it will be understood that when an element (orregion, layer, part, etc.) is referred to as being “on”, “connected to”,or “coupled to” another element, it can be directly on, connected to, orcoupled to the other element, or one or more intervening elements may bepresent therebetween. In a similar sense, when an element (or region,layer, part, etc.) is described as “covering” another element, it candirectly cover the other element, or one or more intervening elementsmay be present therebetween.

In the description, when an element is “directly on,” “directlyconnected to,” or “directly coupled to” another element, there are nointervening elements present. For example, “directly on” may mean thattwo layers or two elements are disposed without an additional elementsuch as an adhesion element therebetween.

As used herein, the expressions used in the singular such as “a,” “an,”and “the,” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless thecontext clearly indicates otherwise.

As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations ofone or more of the associated listed items. For example, “A and/or B”may be understood to mean “A, B, or A and B.” The terms “and” and “or”may be used in the conjunctive or disjunctive sense and may beunderstood to be equivalent to “and/or”.

In the specification and the claims, the term “at least one of” isintended to include the meaning of “at least one selected from the groupof” for the purpose of its meaning and interpretation. For example, “atleast one of A and B” may be understood to mean “A, B, or A and B.” Whenpreceding a list of elements, the term, “at least one of,” modifies theentire list of elements and does not modify the individual elements ofthe list.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. maybe used herein to describe various elements, these elements should notbe limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish oneelement from another element. Thus, a first element could be termed asecond element without departing from the teachings of the disclosure.Similarly, a second element could be termed a first element, withoutdeparting from the scope of the disclosure.

The spatially relative terms “below”, “beneath”, “lower”, “above”,“upper”, or the like, may be used herein for ease of description todescribe the relations between one element or component and anotherelement or component as illustrated in the drawings. It will beunderstood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompassdifferent orientations of the device in use or operation, in addition tothe orientation depicted in the drawings. For example, in the case wherea device illustrated in the drawing is turned over, the devicepositioned “below” or “beneath” another device may be placed “above”another device. Accordingly, the illustrative term “below” may includeboth the lower and upper positions. The device may also be oriented inother directions and thus the spatially relative terms may beinterpreted differently depending on the orientations.

The terms “about” or “approximately” as used herein is inclusive of thestated value and means within an acceptable range of deviation for therecited value as determined by one of ordinary skill in the art,considering the measurement in question and the error associated withmeasurement of the recited quantity (i.e., the limitations of themeasurement system). For example, “about” may mean within one or morestandard deviations, or within ±20%, ±10%, or ±5% of the stated value.

It should be understood that the terms “comprises,” “comprising,”“includes,” “including,” “have,” “having,” “contains,” “containing,” andthe like are intended to specify the presence of stated features,integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinationsthereof in the disclosure, but do not preclude the presence or additionof one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements,components, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined or implied herein, all terms (includingtechnical and scientific terms) used have the same meaning as commonlyunderstood by those skilled in the art to which this disclosurepertains. It will be further understood that terms, such as thosedefined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having ameaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of therelevant art and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessivelyformal sense unless clearly defined in the specification.

According to embodiments, a light-emitting device may include a firstelectrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and

an interlayer including: an emission layer between the first electrodeand the second electrode; and an electron transport region between theemission layer and the second electrode.

The electron transport region may include an electron transport layer,and an electron injection layer between the electron transport layer andthe second electrode.

The electron transport layer may include a first compound and a secondcompound.

The first material may be a compound represented by Formula 1 or Formula2:

In Formula 1, X₁₁ may be N or C(Z₁₁), and X₁₂ may be N or C(Z₁₂). Z₁₁and Z₁₂ may respectively be the same as described herein.

In an embodiment, in Formula 1, X₁₁ may be C(Z₁₁), and X₁₂ may beC(Z₁₂).

In an embodiment, in Formula 1, X₁₁ may be N, and X₁₂ may be C(Z₁₂).

In Formula 1, A₁₁ and A₁₂ may each independently be a C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group including at least one N.

In embodiments, in Formula 1, A₁₁ and A₁₂ may each independently be apyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyridazine group, a pyrazinegroup, a triazine group, or any combination thereof, but embodiments arenot limited thereto.

In Formula 1, d11 and d12 may each independently be an integer from 1 to10.

In embodiments, in Formula 1, d11 and d12 may each independently be aninteger from 1 to 5, but embodiments are not limited thereto.

In Formula 2, Y₂₁ may be O, S, or Se.

In an embodiment, in Formula 2, Y₂₁ may be O, but embodiments are notlimited thereto.

In Formula 2, A₂₁ may be a C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a). R_(10a) may bethe same as described herein.

In embodiments, in Formula 2, A₂₁ may be represented by one of Formulae3-1 to 3-7:

In Formulae 3-1 to 3-7,

S₂₁ to S₂₅ may each independently be a benzene group, a naphthalenegroup, a phenanthrene group, an anthracene group, a triphenylene group,a cyclopentadiene group, a furan group, a pyrrole group, an imidazolegroup, a benzoxazole group, a benzothiazole group, a benzoimidazolegroup, a pyridine group, a pyrazine group, a pyrimidine group, an indolegroup, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzoquinoline group,a phenanthridine group, an acridine group, a phenanthroline group, atriazole group, a tetrazole group, or a triazine group, eachunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a).

In Formula 2, n21 may be an integer from 1 to 3.

In Formulae 1 and 2,

L₁₁, L₁₂, and L₂₁ to L₂₃ may each independently be a single bond, aC₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a), or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substitutedwith at least one R_(10a).

In an embodiment, in Formulae 1 and 2, L₁₁, L₁₂, and L₂₁ to L₂₃ may eachindependently be:

-   a single bond; or-   a benzene group, a naphthalene group, an anthracene group, a    phenanthrene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene    group, a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene group, a thiophene group, a    furan group, a pyrrole group, an indole group, an indene group, a    benzosilole group, a benzothiophene group, a benzofuran group, a    carbazole group, a fluorene group, a dibenzosilole group, a    dibenzothiophene group, a dibenzofuran group, a pyridine group, a    pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine    group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a quinoxaline    group, a quinazoline group, a phenanthroline group, a pyrazole    group, an imidazole group, a triazole group, an oxazole group, an    isoxazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, an    oxadiazole group, a thiadiazole group, a benzopyrazole group, a    benzoimidazole group, a benzooxazole group, a benzothiazole group, a    benzooxadiazole group, a benzothiadiazole group, a    5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline group, or a    5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline group, each unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a).

In Formulae 1 and 2, a11, a12, and a21 to a23 may each independently bean integer from 1 to 5.

In Formulae 1 and 2, R₁₁, R₁₂, R₂₂, R₂₃, Z₁₁, and Z₁₂ may eachindependently be hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxylgroup, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group unsubstitutedor substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkynylgroup unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), aC₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted withat least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃),—N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═0)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂). Q₁to Q₃ may respectively be the same as described herein.

In embodiments, in Formulae 1 and 2, R₁₁, R₁₂, R₂₂, R₂₃, Z₁₁, and Z₁₂may each independently be:

-   hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano    group, or a nitro group;-   a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₂₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₂₀ alkynyl    group, or a C1-C₂₀ alkoxy group, each unsubstituted or substituted    with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H,    —CFH₂, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a cyclopentyl    group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclooctyl group,    an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a    cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a    phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl    group, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁),    —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), or any combination thereof;-   a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a    cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a    norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a    cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl    group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl    group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a    pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl    group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group,    an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a    pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an    isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl    group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl    group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl    group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a    benzoimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl    group, a benzoisothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an    isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an    oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a    dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a    dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, or an    imidazopyrimidinyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with    deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD₃, —CD₂H, —CDH₂, —CF₃, —CF₂H, —CFH₂,    a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl    group, a C₂-C₂₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₂₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₂₀    alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl    group, a cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl    group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl    group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a    fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a    fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a    chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl    group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an    isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a    pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a    pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an    indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an    isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group,    a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a    phenanthrolinyl group, a benzoimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl    group, a benzothiophenyl group, a benzoisothiazolyl group, a    benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a    tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a    dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl    group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an    imidazopyrimidinyl group, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂),    —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), or any    combination thereof; or-   —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), or    —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂).

In Formulae 1 and 2, b11, b12, b22, and b23 may each independently be aninteger from 1 to 10.

In embodiments, in Formulae 1 and 2, b11, b12, b22, and b23 may eachindependently be an integer from 1 to 5.

In Formula 2, R₂₂ and R₂₃ may optionally be bonded to each other to forma C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at leastone R_(10a) or a C₂-C₃₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substitutedwith at least one R_(10a).

In Formula 1, when X₁₁ is C(Z₁₁), and X₁₂ is C(Z₁₂), Z₁₁ and Z₁₂ mayoptionally be bonded to each other to form a C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₂-C₃₀heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a).

In an embodiment, a moiety represented by

in Formula 1 may be represented by one of Formulae 1-1 to 1-32:

In Formulae 1-1 to 1-32, X₁₁ and X₁₂ may respectively be the same asdescribed in Formula 1,

-   X₁₃ may be N or C(Z₁₃),-   X₁₄ may be N or C(Z₁₄),-   X₁₅ may be N or C(Z₁₅),-   X₁₆ may be N or C(Z₁₆),-   X₁₇ may be N or C(Z₁₇),-   X₁₈ may be N or C(Z₁₈),-   X₁₉ may be N or C(Z₁₉), and-   X₂₀ may be N or C(Z₂₀).

In Formulae 1-1 to 1-32, A₁ to A₃ may each independently be a benzenegroup, a naphthalene group, an anthracene group, a phenanthrene group, atriphenylene group, a pyrene group, a cyclopentadiene group, a thiophenegroup, a furan group, an indole group, an indene group, a benzosilolegroup, a benzogermole group, a benzothiophene group, a benzoselenophenegroup, a benzofuran group, a carbazole group, an azaindole group, anazabenzoborole group, an azabenzophosphole group, an azaindene group, anazabenzosilole group, an azabenzogermole group, an azabenzothiophenegroup, an azabenzoselenophene group, an azabenzofuran group, anazacarbazole group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazinegroup, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinoline group, anisoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, aphenanthroline group, a pyrrole group, a pyrazole group, an imidazolegroup, a triazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, athiazole group, an isothiazole group, an oxadiazole group, a thiadiazolegroup, a benzopyrazole group, a benzoimidazole group, a benzoxazolegroup, a benzothiazole group, a benzoxadiazole group, a benzothiadiazolegroup, a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline group, or a5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline group, each unsubstituted or substitutedwith at least one R_(10a).

In Formulae 1-1 to 1-32, Y₁ may be O, S, N(Z_(1a)), orC(Z_(1a))(Z_(1b)),

-   Z₁₃ to Z₂₀, Z_(1a), and Z_(1b) may each independently be the same as    described in connection with R₁₁ in Formula 1, and-   Z₁₃ to Z₂₀, Z_(1a), and Z_(1b) may optionally be bonded to each    other to form a C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₂-C₃₀ heterocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a). R_(10a) may    be the same as described herein.

In an embodiment, the compound represented by Formula 1 may berepresented by one of Formulae 2-1 to 2-4:

In Formulae 2-1 to 2-4,

-   Y₂₁, A₂₁, L₂₁ to L₂₃, a21 to a23, R₂₂, and R₂₃ may respectively be    the same as described in Formula 2,-   X₂₁ may be a single bond, O, S, N(Z_(21a)), or C(Z_(21a))(Z_(21b)),-   c21 may be 0 or 1,-   Z_(21a) and Z_(21b) may each independently be the same as described    in connection with R₂₂ in Formula 2,-   Y₂₂ may be the same as described in connection with Y₂₁ in Formula    2,-   L₂₄ to L₂₆ may each independently be the same as described in    connection with L₂₁ in Formula 2,-   a24 to a26 may each independently be an integer from 1 to 5,-   b229 and b239 may each independently be an integer from 1 to 9,-   R₂₄ to R₂₆ may each independently be the same as described in    connection with R₂₂ in Formula 2,-   b24 to b26 may each independently be an integer from 1 to 10, and-   A₂₂ to A₂₄ may each independently be a C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group or a    C₂-C₃₀ heterocyclic group.

In an embodiment, the first material may be one of Compounds 1-1 to 1-18and 2-1 to 2-78, but embodiments are not limited thereto:

In an embodiment, the second material of the electron transport layermay include a first metal, a halide of the first metal, a complexincluding the first metal, or a combination thereof.

The electron injection layer may include a third material and a fourthmaterial.

In an embodiment, the third material may include a second metal, ahalide of the second metal, a complex including the second metal, or acombination thereof, and

the fourth material may include a third metal, a halide of the thirdmetal, a complex including the third metal, or a combination thereof.

In an embodiment, the first metal included in the second material, thesecond metal included in the third material, and the third metalincluded in the fourth material may each independently be an alkalimetal, an alkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal, a third rowtransition metal of the periodic table, or any combination thereof. Theexpression “the first metal included in the second material”, “thesecond metal included in the third material,” and “the third metalincluded in the fourth material” may respectively include not only “thefirst metal”, “the second metal,” and “the third metal”, but also “thehalide of the first metal and the first metal of the complex includingthe first metal”, “the halide of the second metal and the second metalof the complex including the second metal,” and “the halide of the thirdmetal and the third metal of the complex including the third metal.”

In an embodiment, the first metal included in the second material, thesecond metal included in the third material, and the third metalincluded in the fourth material may each independently be lithium (Li),sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), cesium (Cs), beryllium (Be),magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), radium (Ra),scandium (Sc), yttrium (Y), lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium(Pr), neodymium (Nd), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu),gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium(Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), lutetium (Lu), or any combinationthereof.

In an embodiment, the second material may be the first metal, the thirdmaterial may be the halide of the second metal, and the fourth materialmay be the third metal, but embodiments are not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, the halide of the first metal included in the secondmaterial, the halide of the second metal included in the third material,and the halide of the first metal included in the second metal may eachindependently include a fluoride of the first metal to the third metal,a chloride of the first metal to the third metal, a bromide of the firstmetal to the third metal, an iodide of the first metal to the thirdmetal, or a combination thereof.

In embodiments, the halide of the first metal included in the secondmaterial, the halide of the second metal included in the third material,and the halide of the first metal included in the second metal may eachindependently include LiF, NaF, KF, RbF, CsF, LiCl, NaCl, KCl, RbCl,CsCl, LiBr, NaBr, KBr, RbBr, CsBr, Lil, Nal, Kl, Rbl, Csl, BeF₂, MgF₂,CaF₂, SrF₂, BaF₂, BeCl₂, MgCl₂, CaCl₂, SrCl₂, BaCl₂, BeBr₂, MgBr₂,CaBr₂, SrBr₂, BaBr₂, Bel₂, Mgl₂, Cal₂, Srl₂, Bal₂, YbF, YbF₂, YbF₃,SmF₃, YbCl, YbCl₂, YbCl₃ SmCl₃, YbBr, YbBr₂, YbBr₃ SmBr₃, Ybl, Ybl₂,Ybl₃, Sml₃, ScF₃, GdF₃, TbF₃, Ybl₃, Scl₃, Tbl₃, or any combinationthereof.

In an embodiment, the complex including the first metal, the complexincluding the second metal, and the complex including the third metalmay each independently further include n ligands bonded to the firstmetal, to the second metal, or to the third metal, wherein n may be aninteger from 1 to 6, and at least one of the n ligand(s) may be a grouprepresented by Formula 4-1 or Formula 4-2:

In Formulae 4-1 and 4-2,

-   X₄₁ and X₄₂ may each independently be C or N,-   X₄₃ may be O or S,-   A₄₁ and A₄₂ may each independently be a C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group or    a C₃-C₆₀ heterocyclic group,-   R₄₁ and R₄₂ may each be the same as described in connection with R₁₁    in Formula 1,-   b41 and b42 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 20, and-   * and *’ each indicate a binding site to the first metal.

For example, in Formulae 4-1 and 4-2, ring CY₁₁ and ring CY₁₂ may eachindependently be a benzene group, a naphthalene group, a pyridine group,a pyrimidine group, a benzoimidazole group, a benzoxazole group, or abenzothiazole group.

In embodiments, at least one of the n ligands may be a hydroxyquinoline,a hydroxyisoquinoline, a hydroxybenzoquinoline, a hydroxyacridine, ahydroxyphenantridine group, a hydroxyphenyloxazole, ahydroxyphenylthiazole, a hydroxyphenyloxadiazole, ahydroxyphenylthiadiazole group, a hydroxyphenylpyridine, ahydroxyphenylbenzoimidazole, a hydroxyphenylbenzothiazole, a bipyridine,a phenanthroline, or a cyclopentadiene.

In an embodiment, the complex including the first metal, the complexincluding the second metal, and the complex including the third metalmay each independently be one of Compounds M1-1 to M1-4:

In Compounds M1-1 to M1-4, M may be an alkali metal (for example, Li,Na, K, Rb, and the like).

In an embodiment, the first metal, the second metal, and the third metalmay be identical to or different from each other. In embodiments, thefirst metal, the second metal, and the third metal may be different fromeach other; the first metal may be different from the second metal, butmay be identical to the third metal, but embodiments are not limitedthereto.

In an embodiment, an amount of the second material included in theelectron transport layer may be, based on a total of 100 parts by weightof the electron transport layer, in a range of about 0 part by weight toabout 50 parts by weight, but embodiments are not limited thereto.

In embodiments, an amount of the second material included in theelectron transport layer may be, based on a total of 100 parts by weightof the electron transport layer, in a range of about 0 part by weight toabout 10 parts by weight, but embodiments are not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, an amount of the third material may be in a range ofabout 50 parts by weight to about 99 parts by weight, based on a totalof 100 parts by weight of the electron injection layer.

In embodiments, an amount of the third material may be, based on a totalof 100 parts by weight of the electron injection layer, in a range ofabout 80 parts by weight to about 99 parts by weight.

In the light-emitting device according to embodiments, the electrontransport layer may include the first material and the second material,and the electron injection layer may include the third material and thefourth material, thereby having excellent electron transport andinjection properties. When the electron transport layer includes thefirst material and the second material, due to the metal-bindingcharacteristics of the first material, a phenomenon of degradingstability of the light-emitting device caused by migration of the secondmaterial into another layer may be prevented. For example, an unsharedelectron pair of N in Formula 1 in the case where the first material isrepresented by Formula 1 or an unshared electron pair of Y₂₁ (forexample, when Y₂₁ is O) in Formula 2 in the case where the firstmaterial is represented by Formula 2 may be bonded to the first metal ofthe second material (for example, the first metal, the halide of thefirst metal, or the complex including the first metal).

When the electron injection layer includes the third material and thefourth material, an amount of the third material may be, based on total100 parts by weight of the electron injection layer, in a range of about50 parts by weight to about 99 parts by weight. In this regard, themetal binding between the second metal of the third material (i.e., thesecond metal, the halide of the second metal, or the second metal of thecomplex including the second metal) and a metal component of the secondelectrode (for example, Ag) may prevent island formation due to theagglutinability of the metal component of the second electrode, therebyimproving the stability of the light-emitting device. When the electroninjection layer includes the third material and the fourth material, theoptical efficiency of the light-emitting device may be improved byimproving the film transparency compared to an electron injectionconsisting of the fourth material only (for example, a light-emittingdevice of Comparative Example 1).

Thus, the light-emitting device, for example, an organic light-emittingdevice, may have low driving voltage, high luminescence efficiency, anda long lifespan.

In an embodiment, the first electrode of the light-emitting device maybe an anode, the second electrode of the light-emitting device may be acathode, the interlayer may further include a hole transport regionbetween the emission layer and the first electrode, the hole transportregion may include a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, anemission auxiliary layer, an electron blocking layer, or any combinationthereof, and the electron transport region may include a buffer layer, ahole blocking layer, an electron control layer, or any combinationthereof.

In embodiments, the light-emitting device may further include a firstcapping layer disposed outside the first electrode of the light-emittingdevice, a second capping layer disposed outside the second electrode ofthe light-emitting device, or the first capping layer and the secondcapping layer.

For example, the second capping layer may include an aminegroup-containing compound. The first capping layer and/or the secondcapping layer may be the same as described herein.

In an embodiment, in the light-emitting device, the emission layer andthe electron transport layer may directly contact each other.

In an embodiment, in the light-emitting device, the electron transportlayer and the electron injection layer may directly contact each other.

In an embodiment, in the light-emitting device, the electron injectionlayer and the second electrode may directly contact each other.

In an embodiment, the second electrode of the light-emitting device mayinclude Ag.

In an embodiment, an amount of Ag in the second electrode of thelight-emitting device may be equal to or greater than about 95 parts byweight, based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the secondelectrode.

In an embodiment, the emission layer of the light-emitting device mayinclude a dopant.

In an embodiment, the dopant may serve as a phosphorescent dopant toemit phosphorescence from the emission layer.

For example, in an embodiment, the dopant may emit blue light having amaximum emission wavelength in a range of about 450 nm to about 490 nm.

For example, in an embodiment, the dopant may include a boron-containingcompound, a pyrene-based compound, or an anthracene-based compound.

In an embodiment, the electron transport layer of the light-emittingdevice may be formed by co-depositing the first material and the secondmaterial.

In an embodiment, the electron injection layer of the light-emittingdevice may be formed by co-depositing the third material and the fourthmaterial.

In an embodiment, the first electrode of the light-emitting device maybe patterned for each of a first subpixel, a second subpixel, and athird subpixel, and

the emission layer may include a first emission layer formed on thefirst subpixel and emitting first-color light, a second emission layerformed on the second subpixel and emitting second-color light, and athird emission layer formed on the third subpixel and emittingthird-color light.

According to another embodiment, a light-emitting device may include:

-   a first electrode;-   a second electrode facing the first electrode;-   m emitting units arranged between the first electrode and the second    electrode; and-   m-1 charge generation layers arranged between two neighboring    emitting units among the m emitting units and including an n-type    charge generation layer and a p-type charge generation layer,-   wherein m may be an integer of 2 or more,-   each of the m emission layers may include an emission layer,-   at least one of the m emitting units may further include an electron    transport region,-   the electron transport region may include an electron transport    layer and an electron injection layer that are sequentially    arranged,-   the electron transport layer may include the first material and the    second material,-   the electron injection layer may include the third material and the    fourth material, and-   an amount of the third material may be in a range of about 50 parts    by weight to about 99 parts by weight, based on a total of 100 parts    by weight of the electron injection layer.

A number, m, of the emitting units, may vary according to the purpose,and the upper limit of the number is not particularly limited. In anembodiment, the light-emitting device may include 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6emitting units. The emitting unit as described herein is notparticularly limited as long as the emitting unit has a function capableof emitting light. For example, the emitting unit may include one ormore emission layers. When necessary, the emitting unit may furtherinclude an organic layer other than the emission layer.

The emission layers included in the m emitting units may eachindependently emit red light, green light, blue light, and/or whitelight. For example, among the m emitting units, the emission layersincluded in a emitting units may emit blue light, the emission layersincluded in b emitting units may emit red light, the emission layersincluded in c emitting units may emit green light, and the emissionlayers included in d emitting units may emit white light, wherein a, b,c, and d may each independently be an integer equal to or greater than0, and the sum of a, b, c, and d is m. For example, the emission layersincluded in the a emitting units among the m emitting units may eachindependently emit blue light, wherein the blue light may eachindependently have a maximum emission wavelength in a range of about 400nm to about 490 nm based on a wavelength of a front peak. For example,at least one of the emission layers included in the a emitting units mayemit blue light, wherein the blue light may have a maximum emissionwavelength in a range of about 450 nm to about 490 nm.

In an embodiment, a maximum emission wavelength of light emitted from atleast one of the m emitting units may be different from a maximumemission wavelength of light emitted from at least one of the remainingemitting units. In an embodiment, in a light-emitting device in which afirst emitting unit and a second emitting unit are stacked, a maximumemission wavelength of light emitted from the first emitting unit may bedifferent from a maximum emission wavelength of light emitted from thesecond emitting unit. For example, an emission layer of the firstemitting unit and an emission layer of the second emitting unit may eachindependently have a structure consisting of a layer consisting of asingle material, a structure consisting of a layer consisting ofdifferent materials, or a structure having multiple layers consisting ofdifferent materials. Accordingly, light emitted from the first emittingunit or the second emitting unit may be single-color light ormixed-color light. In embodiments, in a light-emitting device in which afirst emitting unit, a second emitting unit, and a third emitting unitare stacked, a maximum emission wavelength of light emitted from thefirst emitting unit may be the same as a maximum emission wavelength oflight emitted from the second emitting unit, but may be different from amaximum emission wavelength of light emitted from the third emittingunit. In embodiments, the maximum emission wavelength of light emittedfrom the first emitting unit, the maximum emission wavelength of lightemitted from the second light-emitting unit, and the maximum emissionwavelength of light emitted from the third light-emitting unit may bedifferent from one another.

In embodiments, when m is 4, a light-emitting device may include a firstemitting unit, a second emitting unit, a third emitting unit, and afourth emitting unit that are stacked in this stated order, wherein thefirst emitting unit to the third emitting unit may each emit bluefluorescence, and the fourth emitting unit may emit greenphosphorescence. In embodiments, at least one of the m emitting unitsmay include a first emission layer and a second emission layer.

In an embodiment, the m emission layers included in the m emitting unitsmay each independently include a phosphorescent dopant, a fluorescentdopant, a delayed fluorescence material, or any combination thereof.

In embodiments, the m emission layers may each include a phosphorescentdopant, a fluorescent dopant, or a delayed fluorescence material.

In embodiments, at least one of the m emission layers may include aphosphorescent dopant and the remaining emission layers may eachindependently include a fluorescent dopant. In embodiments, at least oneof the m emission layers may include a phosphorescent dopant and theremaining emission layers may each independently include a delayedfluorescence material. In embodiments, at least one of the m emissionlayers may include a fluorescent dopant and the remaining emissionlayers may each independently include a delayed fluorescence material.

In embodiments, at least one of the m emission layers may include aphosphorescent dopant, at least one of the remaining emission layers mayinclude a fluorescent dopant, and the remaining emission layers may eachindependently include a delayed fluorescence material.

In an embodiment, based on the sum of a fluorescence component and adelayed fluorescence component among the total luminescent componentsextracted during transient electroluminescence (EL) measurement of thelight emitting device, a component ratio of the delayed fluorescencecomponent may be equal to or greater than about 30%.

A device for measuring the delayed fluorescence component may becollectively referred to as transient EL (hereinafter, referred to asTr. EL). The Tr. EL may consist of: an oscilloscope that convertsoptical signals to electrical signals or vice versa; a pulse generatorfor applying a square-wave pulse; a power supply that convers AC voltageto DC voltage; a chamber that acts as a dark room; and a photomultipliertube that detects emitted light.

When using the Tr. EL, a frequency and a pulse width are fixed for thedevice to measure under the same conditions, and a negative voltage isapplied to exclude a trap charge existing inside the device, so as toanalyze pure delayed fluorescence components. The analyzed signals arecollected by a PC, and a damping behavior phenomenon is modeled forapplication. When fitting the measured delayed fluorescence componentsto 1/sqrt, a phenomenon of linear decay may be observed, and the delayedfluorescence ratio may be extracted by extracting the correspondingintercept. In the case of an organic light-emitting device, when thepulse being applied is turned off, the residual trap charge remains inthe device, and light is emitted again by recombination. In this regard,the trap charge is excluded from the EL signal, and the section exceptthis excluded section is fitted to 1/sqrt to secure the time of lineardecay time for clear fitting.

The charge generation layer may be included between two neighboringemitting units among the m emitting units. Here, the term “neighboring”refers to the location relationship of the closest layers or units amongthe layers or units described as being “neighboring.” In an embodiment,the term “two neighboring emitting units” refers to the locationrelationship of two emitting units arranged closest to each other amongmultiple emitting units. The “neighboring” may refer to a case where twolayers or units are physically in contact with each other, and a casewhere another layer or unit, not mentioned, may be arranged between thetwo layers or units. For example, the “emitting unit neighboring to thesecond electrode” refers to the emitting unit arranged closest to thesecond electrode. The second electrode and the neighboring emitting unitthereto may be in physical contact with each other. In an embodiment,however, other layers or units other than the emitting unit may bearranged between the second electrode and the neighboring emitting unitthereto. In an embodiment, an electron transport layer may be arrangedbetween the second electrode and the neighboring emitting unit thereto.However, the charge generation layer may be arranged between twoneighboring emitting units.

The “charge generation layer” may generate electrons with respect to oneemitting unit of two neighboring emitting units and thus serves as acathode, and may generate holes with respect to the other emitting unitand thus serves as an anode. The charge generation layer is not directlyconnected to an electrode, and may separate neighboring emitting units.A light-emitting device including m emitting units may include m-1charge generation layers.

Each of the m-1 charge generation layers may include an n-type chargegeneration layer and a p-type charge generation layer. The n-type chargegeneration layer and the p-type charge generation layer may directlycontact each other to form an NP junction. By the NP junction, electronsand holes may be simultaneously generated between the n-type chargegeneration layer and the p-type charge generation layer. The generatedelectrons may be transferred to one of the two neighboring emittingunits through the n-type charge generation layer. The generated holesmay be transferred to the other one of the two neighboring emittingunits through the p-type charge generation layer. Since each of the m-1charge generation layers may include one n-type charge generation layerand one p-type charge generation layer, the light-emitting deviceincluding the m-1 charge generation layers may include m-1 n-type chargegeneration layers and m-1 p-type charge generation layers.

The n-type refers to n-type semiconductor characteristics, for example,the characteristics of injecting or transporting electrons. The p-typerefers to p-type semiconductor characteristics, for example, thecharacteristics of injecting or transporting holes.

At least one of the m emitting units may further include an electrontransport region. For example, among the m emitting units, the aemitting units may each further include an electron transport region,and the b emitting units may each not include an electron transportregion, wherein a may be an integer equal to or greater than 1, and bmay be an integer equal to or greater than 0, and the sum of a and b maybe m.

At least one of the electron transport regions included in the aemitting units may include an electron transport layer and an electroninjection layer that are sequentially arranged. For example, theelectron transport region included in 1 emitting unit among the aemitting units may include an electron transport layer and an electroninjection layer, and the electron transport region included in the a-1emitting units may include an electron transport layer or an electroninjection layer or may not include an electron transport layer and anelectron injection layer. For example, the electron transport regionsincluded in the a emitting units may each include an electron transportlayer and an electron injection layer.

The electron transport region may include a buffer layer, a holeblocking layer, an electron control layer, or any combination thereof.For example, the electron transport region may have an electrontransport layer/electron injection layer structure, a hole blockinglayer/electron transport layer/electron injection layer structure, anelectron control layer/electron transport layer/electron injection layerstructure, or a buffer layer/electron transport layer/electron injectionlayer structure, wherein the constituent layers of each structure may bestacked from the emission layer in its respective stated order, but thestructure of the electron transport region is not limited thereto. Thedescriptions of the electron transport region are the same as providedherein.

At least one of the electron transport regions may include the electrontransport layer including the first material and the second material asdescribed herein. When two or more electron transport regions eachinclude the electron transport layer, the first materials included inthe two or more electron transport layers may be identical to ordifferent from each other. In this regard, the second materials includedin the two or more electron transport layers may be identical to ordifferent from each other.

At least one of the electron transport regions may include the electroninjection layer including the third material and the fourth material asdescribed herein. When two or more electron transport regions eachinclude the electron injection layer, the third materials included inthe two or more electron injection layers may be identical to ordifferent from each other. In this regard, the fourth materials includedin the two or more electron injection layers may be identical to ordifferent from each other. The descriptions of the first material to thefourth material are the same as provided herein.

In an embodiment, at least one of the m emitting units may furtherinclude a hole transport region. When each of the m emitting unitsincludes a hole transport region, an emission layer, and an electrontransport region together, the hole transport region, the emissionlayer, and the electron transport region may be arranged in this statedorder. The descriptions of the hole transport region are the same asprovided herein.

According to another embodiment, a light-emitting device may include:

-   first electrodes arranged for each of a first subpixel, a second    subpixel, and a third subpixel;-   a second electrode facing the first electrodes;-   m emitting units between the second electrode and one of the first    electrodes; and-   m-1 charge generation layers, each arranged between two neighboring    emitting units of the m emitting units and including an n-type    charge generation layer and a p-type charge generation layer,    wherein-   m may be an integer of 2 or more,-   each of the m emitting units may include an emission layer and an    electron transport region that are sequentially arranged,-   at least one of the m emission layers may include a first emission    layer arranged on the first subpixel and emitting first-color light,    a second emission layer arranged on the second subpixel and emitting    second-color light, and a third emission layer arranged on the third    subpixel and emitting third-color light,-   the first-color light may be red light, the second-color light may    be green light, and the third-color light may be blue light,-   at least one of the m electron transport regions may include an    electron transport layer and an electron injection layer that are    sequentially arranged,-   the electron transport layer may include the first material and the    second material,-   the electron injection layer may include the third material and the    fourth material, and-   an amount of the third material may be in a range of about 50 parts    by weight to about 99 parts by weight, based on a total of 100 parts    by weight of the electron injection layer. The descriptions of the m    emitting units, the m-1 charge generation layers, the emission    layer, the electron transport region, the electron transport layer,    and the electron injection layer are the same as provided herein.

In an embodiment, each of the m emission layers may include the firstemission layer to the third emission layer. In embodiments, each of them electron transport regions may include the electron transport layerincluding the first material and the second material and the electroninjection layer including the third material and the fourth material.

At least one of the m emitting units may include the emission layerincluding the first emission layer to the third emission layer, and theelectron transport region arranged thereon may be in the form of acommon layer with respect to the first emission layer to the thirdemission layer.

In an embodiment, at least one of the m emitting units may furtherinclude a hole transport region, and the hole transport region may bearranged in the form of a common layer between the emission layerincluding the first emission layer to the third emission layer and oneof the first electrodes.

In an embodiment, the first electrode of the light-emitting device maybe an anode, and the second electrode of the light-emitting device maybe a cathode.

In embodiments, the light-emitting device may include a capping layerarranged outside the first electrode or outside the second electrode.The descriptions of the capping layer are the same as provided herein.

The term “interlayer” as used herein refers to a single layer and/or alllayers arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode ofthe light-emitting device.

According to another embodiment, an electronic apparatus may include thelight-emitting device. The electronic apparatus may further include athin-film transistor. In an embodiment, the electronic apparatus mayfurther include a thin-film transistor including a source electrode anda drain electrode, wherein the first electrode of the light-emittingdevice may be electrically connected to the source electrode or thedrain electrode. In an embodiment, the electronic apparatus may furtherinclude a color filter, a color conversion layer, a touch screen layer,a polarizing layer, or any combination thereof. More details for theelectronic apparatus are the same as described herein.

Methods of synthesizing the first material to the fourth material may bereadily understood to those of ordinary skill in the art by referring toSynthesis Examples and/or Examples described herein.

Description of Fig. 1

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a light-emitting device 10according to an embodiment. The light-emitting device 10 includes afirst electrode 110, an interlayer 150, an emission layer 151, anelectron transport region 160, an electron transport layer 161, anelectron injection layer 162, and a second electrode 190.

Hereinafter, the structure of the light-emitting device 10 according toan embodiment and a method of manufacturing the light-emitting device 10will be described with reference to FIG. 1 .

First Electrode 110

In FIG. 1 , a substrate may be further included under the firstelectrode 110 or above the second electrode 190. In an embodiment, thesubstrate may be a glass substrate or a plastic substrate. Inembodiments, the substrate may be a flexible substrate, and for example,may include plastics with excellent heat resistance and durability, suchas polyimide, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate,polyethylene napthalate, polyarylate (PAR), polyetherimide, or anycombination thereof.

The first electrode 110 may be formed by, for example, depositing orsputtering a material for forming the first electrode 110 on thesubstrate. When the first electrode 110 is an anode, a material forforming the first electrode 110 may be a high-work function materialthat facilitates injection of holes.

The first electrode 110 may be a reflective electrode, asemi-transmissive electrode, or a transmissive electrode. In anembodiment, when the first electrode 110 is a transmissive electrode, amaterial for forming the first electrode 110 may include indium tinoxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), tin oxide (SnO₂), zinc oxide(ZnO), or any combination thereof. In embodiments, when the firstelectrode 110 is a semi-transmissive electrode or a reflectiveelectrode, a material for forming the first electrode 110 may includemagnesium (Mg), silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li),calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag), or anycombination thereof.

The first electrode 110 may have a structure consisting of a singlelayer or a structure including multiple layers. For example, the firstelectrode 110 may have a three-layered structure of ITO/Ag/ITO.

Interlayer 150

The interlayer 150 is arranged on the first electrode 110. Theinterlayer 150 may include an emission layer 151.

The interlayer 150 may further include a hole transport region arrangedbetween the first electrode 110 and the emission layer 151 and anelectron transport region 160 arranged between the emission layer 151and the second electrode 190.

The interlayer 150 may further include, in addition to various organicmaterials, a metal-containing compound such as an organometalliccompound, an inorganic material such as a quantum dot, and the like.

In an embodiment, the interlayer 150 may include two or more emittingunits sequentially stacked between the first electrode 110 and thesecond electrode 190, and at least one charge generation layer arrangedbetween the two or more emitting units. When the interlayer 150 includesthe two or more emitting units and the at least one charge generationlayer as described above, the light-emitting device 10 may be a tandemlight-emitting device.

Hole Transport Region in Interlayer 150

The hole transport region may have a structure consisting of a layerconsisting of a single material, a structure consisting of a layerconsisting of different materials, or a structure including multiplelayers including different materials.

The hole transport region may include a hole injection layer, a holetransport layer, an emission auxiliary layer, an electron blockinglayer, or any combination thereof.

For example, the hole transport region may have a multi-layeredstructure including a hole injection layer/hole transport layerstructure, a hole injection layer/hole transport layer/emissionauxiliary layer structure, a hole injection layer/emission auxiliarylayer structure, a hole transport layer/emission auxiliary layerstructure, or a hole injection layer/hole transport layer/electronblocking layer structure, wherein the constituent layers of eachstructure are stacked from the first electrode 110 in its respectivestated order, but the structure of the hole transport region is notlimited thereto.

The hole transport region may include a compound represented by Formula201, a compound represented by Formula 202, or any combination thereof:

In Formulae 201 and 202,

-   L₂₀₁ to L₂₀₄ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a),-   L₂₀₅ may be *—O—*’, *—S—*’, *—N(Q₂₀₁)—*’, a C₁-C₂₀ alkylene group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₂₀    alkenylene group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a), or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a),-   xa1 to xa4 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 5,-   xa5 may be an integer from 1 to 10,-   R₂₀₁ to R₂₀₄ and Q2₀₁ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic    group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a    C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least    one R_(10a),-   R₂₀₁ and R₂₀₂ may optionally be bonded to each other via a single    bond, a C1-C₅ alkylene group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), or a C₂-C₅ alkenylene group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), to form a C₈-C₆₀ polycyclic    group (for example, a carbazole group or the like) unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a) (for example, Compound HT16),-   R₂₀₃ and R₂₀₄ may optionally be bonded to each other via a single    bond, a C1-C₅ alkylene group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), or a C₂-C₅ alkenylene group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), to form a C₈-C₆₀ polycyclic    group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), and-   na1 may be an integer from 1 to 4.

For example, each of Formulae 201 and 202 may include at least one ofgroups represented by Formulae CY201 to CY217:

In Formulae CY201 to CY217, R_(10b) and R_(10c) may each independentlybe the same as described in connection with R_(10a), ring CY₂₀₁ to ringCY₂₀₄ may each independently be a C₃-C₂₀ carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₂₀heterocyclic group, and at least one hydrogen in Formulae CY201 to CY217may be unsubstituted or substituted with R_(10a) as described herein.

In an embodiment, ring CY₂₀₁ to ring CY₂₀₄ in Formulae CY201 to CY217may each independently be a benzene group, a naphthalene group, aphenanthrene group, or an anthracene group.

In embodiments, each of Formulae 201 and 202 may include at least one ofgroups represented by Formulae CY201 to CY203.

In embodiments, Formula 201 may include at least one of groupsrepresented by Formulae CY201 to CY203 and at least one of groupsrepresented by Formulae CY204 to CY217.

In embodiments, in Formula 201, xa1 may be 1, R₂₀₁ may be a grouprepresented by one of Formulae CY201 to CY203, xa2 may be 0, and R₂₀₂may be a group represented by one of Formulae CY204 to CY207.

In embodiments, each of Formulae 201 and 202 may not include groupsrepresented by Formulae CY201 to CY203.

In embodiments, each of Formulae 201 and 202 may not include groupsrepresented by Formulae CY201 to CY203, and may include at least one ofgroups represented by Formulae CY204 to CY217.

In embodiments, each of Formulae 201 and 202 may not include groupsrepresented by Formulae CY201 to CY217.

For example, the hole transport region may include one of Compounds HT1to HT46, m-MTDATA, TDATA, 2-TNATA, NPB(NPD), β-NPB, TPD, Spiro-TPD,Spiro-NPB, methylated NPB, TAPC, HMTPD,4,4′,4″-tris(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine (TCTA),polyaniline/dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (PANI/DBSA),poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT/PSS),polyaniline/camphor sulfonic acid (PANI/CSA),polyaniline/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PANI/PSS), or any combinationthereof:

A thickness of the hole transport region may be in a range of about 50 Åto about 10,000 Å. For example, the thickness of the hole transportregion may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 4,000 Å. When the holetransport region includes a hole injection layer, a hole transportlayer, or any combination thereof, a thickness of the hole injectionlayer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 9,000 Å, and a thicknessof the hole transport layer may be in a range of about 50 Å to about2,000 Å. For example, the thickness of the hole injection layer may bein a range of about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å. For example, the thicknessof the hole transport layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about1,500 Å. When the thicknesses of the hole transport region, the holeinjection layer, and the hole transport layer are within these ranges,satisfactory hole transporting characteristics may be obtained without asubstantial increase in driving voltage.

The emission auxiliary layer may increase light-emission efficiency bycompensating for an optical resonance distance according to a wavelengthof light emitted by the emission layer, and the electron blocking layermay block the leakage of electrons from the emission layer to the holetransport region. Materials that may be included in the hole transportregion may be included in the emission auxiliary layer and theelectron-blocking layer.

P-Dopant

The hole transport region may further include, in addition to thesematerials, a charge-generation material for the improvement ofconductive properties. The charge-generation material may be uniformlyor non-uniformly dispersed in the hole transport region (for example, inthe form of a single layer consisting of a charge-generation material).

The charge-generation material may be, for example, a p-dopant.

For example, a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy levelof the p-dopant may be equal to or less than about -3.5 eV.

In an embodiment, the p-dopant may include a quinone derivative, a cyanogroup-containing compound, a compound including element EL1 and elementEL2, or any combination thereof.

Examples of the quinone derivative may include TCNQ, F4-TCNQ, and thelike.

Examples of the cyano group-containing compound may include HAT-CN, acompound represented by Formula 221, and the like:

In Formula 221,

-   R₂₂₁ to R₂₂₃ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), and-   at least one of R₂₂₁ to R₂₂₃ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, each substituted    with: a cyano group; —F; —CI; —Br; —I; a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group    substituted with a cyano group, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, or any combination    thereof; or any combination thereof.

In the compound including element EL1 and element EL2, element EL1 maybe a metal, a metalloid, or any combination thereof, and element EL2 maybe a non-metal, a metalloid, or any combination thereof.

Examples of the metal may include an alkali metal (for example, lithium(Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), cesium (Cs), and thelike); an alkaline earth metal (for example, beryllium (Be), magnesium(Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), and the like); atransition metal (for example, titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium(Hf), vanadium (V), niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), chromium (Cr),molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), manganese (Mn), technetium (Tc), rhenium(Re), iron (Fe), ruthenium (Ru), osmium (Os), cobalt (Co), rhodium (Rh),iridium (Ir), nickel (Ni), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), copper (Cu),silver (Ag), gold (Au), and the like); a post-transition metal (forexample, zinc (Zn), indium (In), tin (Sn), and the like); a lanthanidemetal (for example, lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr),neodymium (Nd), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu),gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium(Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), lutetium (Lu), and the like); andthe like.

Examples of the metalloid may include silicon (Si), antimony (Sb),tellurium (Te), and the like.

Examples of the non-metal may include oxygen (O), a halogen (forexample, F, Cl, Br, I, and the like), and the like.

Examples of the compound including element EL1 and element EL2 mayinclude a metal oxide, a metal halide (for example, a metal fluoride, ametal chloride, a metal bromide, a metal iodide, and the like), ametalloid halide (for example, a metalloid fluoride, a metalloidchloride, a metalloid bromide, a metalloid iodide, and the like), ametal telluride, or any combination thereof.

Examples of the metal oxide may include tungsten oxide (for example, WO,W₂O₃, WO₂, WO₃, W₂O₅, and the like), vanadium oxide (for example, VO,V₂O₃, VO₂, V₂O₅, and the like), molybdenum oxide (MoO, Mo₂O₃, MoO₂,MoO₃, Mo₂O₅, and the like), rhenium oxide (for example, ReO₃ and thelike), and the like.

Examples of the metal halide may include an alkali metal halide, analkaline earth metal halide, a transition metal halide, apost-transition metal halide, a lanthanide metal halide, and the like.

Examples of the alkali metal halide may include LiF, NaF, KF, RbF, CsF,LiCl, NaCl, KCl, RbCl, CsCl, LiBr, NaBr, KBr, RbBr, CsBr, Lil, Nal, Kl,Rbl, Csl, and the like.

Examples of the alkaline earth metal halide may include BeF₂, MgF₂,CaF₂, SrF₂, BaF₂, BeCl₂, MgCl₂, CaCl₂, SrCl₂, BaCl₂, BeBr₂, MgBr₂,CaBr₂, SrBr₂, BaBr₂, Bel₂, Mgl₂, Cal₂, Srl₂, Bal₂, and the like.

Examples of the transition metal halide may include a titanium halide(for example, TiF₄, TiCl₄, TiBr₄, Til₄, and the like), a zirconiumhalide (for example, ZrF₄, ZrCl₄, ZrBr₄, Zrl₄, and the like), a hafniumhalide (for example, HfF₄, HfCl₄, HfBr₄, Hfl₄, and the like), a vanadiumhalide (for example, VF₃, VCl₃, VBr₃, Vl₃, and the like), a niobiumhalide (for example, NbF₃, NbCl₃, NbBr₃, Nbl₃, and the like), a tantalumhalide (for example, TaF₃, TaCl₃, TaBr₃, Tal₃, and the like), a chromiumhalide (for example, CrF₃, CrCl₃, CrBr₃, Crl₃, and the like), amolybdenum halide (for example, MoF₃, MoCl₃, MoBr₃, Mol₃, and the like),a tungsten halide (for example, WF₃, WCl₃, WBr₃, Wl₃, and the like), amanganese halide (for example, MnF₂, MnCl₂, MnBr₂, Mnl₂, and the like),a technetium halide (for example, TcF₂, TcCl₂, TcBr₂, Tcl₂, and thelike), a rhenium halide (for example, ReF₂, ReCl₂, ReBr₂, Rel₂, and thelike), an iron halide (for example, FeF₂, FeCl₂, FeBr₂, Fel₂, and thelike), a ruthenium halide (for example, RuF₂, RuCl₂, RuBr₂, Rul₂, andthe like), an osmium halide (for example, OsF₂, OsCl₂, OsBr₂, Osl₂, andthe like), a cobalt halide (for example, CoF₂, CoCl₂, CoBr₂, Col₂, andthe like), a rhodium halide (for example, RhF₂, RhCl₂, RhBr₂, Rhl₂, andthe like), an iridium halide (for example, IrF₂, IrCl₂, IrBr₂, Irl₂, andthe like), a nickel halide (for example, NiF₂, NiCl₂, NiBr₂, Nil₂, andthe like), a palladium halide (for example, PdF₂, PdCl₂, PdBr₂, Pdl₂,and the like), a platinum halide (for example, PtF₂, PtCl₂, PtBr₂, Ptl₂,and the like), a copper halide (for example, CuF, CuCl, CuBr, Cul, andthe like), a silver halide (for example, AgF, AgCl, AgBr, Agl, and thelike), a gold halide (for example, AuF, AuCl, AuBr, Aul, and the like),and the like

Examples of the post-transition metal halide may include a zinc halide(for example, ZnF₂, ZnCl₂, ZnBr₂, Znl₂, and the like), an indium halide(for example, Inl₃ and the like), a tin halide (for example, Snl2 andthe like), and the like

Examples of the lanthanide metal halide may include YbF, YbF₂, YbF₃,SmF₃, YbCl, YbCl₂, YbCl₃ SmCl₃, YbBr, YbBr₂, YbBr₃ SmBr₃, Ybl, Ybl₂,Ybl₃, Sml₃, and the like.

Examples of the metalloid halide may include an antimony halide (forexample, SbCl₅ and the like) and the like.

Examples of the metal telluride may include an alkali metal telluride(for example, Li₂Te, a na₂Te, K₂Te, Rb₂Te, Cs₂Te, and the like), analkaline earth metal telluride (for example, BeTe, MgTe, CaTe, SrTe,BaTe, and the like), a transition metal telluride (for example, TiTe₂,ZrTe₂, HfTe₂, V₂Te₃, Nb₂Te₃, Ta₂Te₃, Cr₂Te₃, Mo₂Te₃, W₂Te₃, MnTe, TcTe,ReTe, FeTe, RuTe, OsTe, CoTe, RhTe, IrTe, NiTe, PdTe, PtTe, Cu₂Te, CuTe,Ag₂Te, AgTe, Au₂Te, and the like), a post-transition metal telluride(for example, ZnTe, and the like), a lanthanide metal telluride (forexample, LaTe, CeTe, PrTe, NdTe, PmTe, EuTe, GdTe, TbTe, DyTe, HoTe,ErTe, TmTe, YbTe, LuTe, and the like), and the like.

Emission Layer 151 in Interlayer 150

When the light-emitting device 10 is a full-color light-emitting device,the emission layer 151 may be patterned into a red emission layer, agreen emission layer, and/or a blue emission layer, according to asubpixel. In an embodiment, the emission layer 151 may have a stackedstructure of two or more layers of a red emission layer, a greenemission layer, and a blue emission layer, wherein the two or morelayers may contact each other or may be separated from each other. Inembodiments, the emission layer 151 may include two or more materials ofa red light-emitting material, a green light-emitting material, and ablue light-emitting material, wherein the two or more materials aremixed with each other in a single layer to emit white light.

In an embodiment, the emission layer 151 may include a host and adopant. The dopant may include a phosphorescent dopant, a fluorescentdopant, or any combination thereof.

In the emission layer 151, an amount of the dopant may be in a range ofabout 0.01 parts by weight to about 15 parts by weight, based on 100parts by weight of the host.

In an embodiment, the emission layer 151 may include a quantum dot.

In embodiments, the emission layer 151 may include a delayedfluorescence material. The delayed fluorescence material may serve as ahost or as a dopant in the emission layer 151.

A thickness of the emission layer 151 may be in a range of about 100 Åto about 1,000 Å. For example, the thickness of the emission layer 151may be in a range of about 200 Å to about 600 Å. When the thickness ofthe emission layer 151 is within these ranges, excellent luminescencecharacteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase indriving voltage.

Host

In an embodiment, the host may include a compound represented by Formula301:

In Formula 301,

-   Ar₃₀₁ and L₃₀₁ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a),-   xb11 may be 1, 2, or 3,-   xb1 may be an integer from 0 to 5,-   R₃₀₁ may be hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group,    a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₂-C₆₀    alkynyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a),—Si(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂)(Q₃₀₃), —N(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂), —B(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂),    —C(═O)(Q₃₀₁), —S(═0)₂(Q₃₀₁), or—P(═O)(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂),-   xb21 may be an integer from 1 to 5, and-   Q₃₀₁ to Q₃₀₃ may each independently be the same as described in    connection with Q₁.

For example, when xb11 in Formula 301 is 2 or more, two or more of Ar₃₀₁may be bonded together via a single bond.

In embodiments, the host may include a compound represented by Formula301-1, a compound represented by Formula 301-2, or any combinationthereof:

In Formulae 301-1 and 301-2,

-   ring A₃₀₁ to ring A₃₀₄ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a),-   X₃₀₁ may be O, S, N-[(L₃₀₄)_(xb4)-R₃₀₄], C(R₃₀₄)(R₃₀₅), or    Si(R₃₀₄)(R₃₀₅),-   xb22 and xb23 may each independently be 0, 1, or 2,-   L₃₀₁, xb1, and R₃₀₁ may each be the same as described herein,-   L₃₀₂ to L₃₀₄ may each independently be the same as described in    connection with L₃₀₁,-   xb2 to xb4 may each independently be the same as described in    connection with xb1, and-   R₃₀₂ to R₃₀₅ and R₃₁₁ to R₃₁₄ may each independently be the same as    described in connection with R₃₀₁.

In embodiments, the host may include an alkali earth metal complex, apost-transition metal complex, or any combination thereof. For example,the host may include a Be complex (for example, Compound H55), an Mgcomplex, a Zn complex, or any combination thereof.

In embodiments, the host may include one of Compounds H1 to H124,9,10-di(2-naphthyl)anthracene (ADN),2-methyl-9,10-bis(naphthalen-2-yl)anthracene (MADN),9,10-di-(2-naphthyl)-2-t-butyl-anthracene (TBADN),4,4′-bis(N-carbazolyl)-1,1′-biphenyl (CBP), 1,3-di-9-carbazolylbenzene(mCP), 1,3,5-tri(carbazol-9-yl)benzene (TCP), or any combinationthereof:

Phosphorescent Dopant

In an embodiment, the phosphorescent dopant may include at least onetransition metal as a central metal.

The phosphorescent dopant may include a monodentate ligand, a bidentateligand, a tridentate ligand, a tetradentate ligand, a pentadentateligand, a hexadentate ligand, or any combination thereof.

The phosphorescent dopant may be electrically neutral.

In embodiments, the phosphorescent dopant may include an organometalliccompound represented by Formula 401:

In Formulae 401 and 402,

-   M may be a transition metal (for example, iridium (Ir), platinum    (Pt), palladium (Pd), osmium (Os), titanium (Ti), gold (Au), hafnium    (Hf), europium (Eu), terbium (Tb), rhodium (Rh), rhenium (Re), or    thulium (Tm)),-   L₄₀₁ may be a ligand represented by Formula 402, and xc1 may be 1,    2, or 3, wherein, when xc1 is 2 or more, two or more of L₄₀₁ may be    identical to or different from each other,-   L₄₀₂ may be an organic ligand, and xc2 may be 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4,    wherein, when xc2 is 2 or more, two or more of L₄₀₂ may be identical    to or different from each other,-   X₄₀₁ and X₄₀₂ may each independently be nitrogen (N) or carbon (C),-   ring A₄₀₁ and ring A₄₀₂ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group,-   T₄₀₁ may be a single bond, *—O—*’, *—S—*’, *—C(═O)—*’, *—N(Q₄₁₁)—*’,    *—C(Q₄₁₁)(Q₄₁₂)—*’, *—C(Q₄₁₁)═C(Q₄₁₂)—*’, *—C(Q₄₁₁)═*’, or *═C═*’,-   X₄₀₃ and X₄₀₄ may each independently be a chemical bond (for    example, a covalent bond or a coordinate bond), O, S, N(Q₄₁₃),    B(Q₄₁₃), P(Q₄₁₃), C(Q₄₁₃)(Q₄₁₄), or Si(Q₄₁₃)(Q₄₁₄),-   Q₄₁₁ to Q₄₁₄ may each independently be the same as described in    connection with Q₁,-   R₄₀₁ and R₄₀₂ may each independently be hydrogen, deuterium, —F,    —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a    C₁-C₂₀ alkyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a), a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at    least one R_(10a), a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a),    —Si(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂)(Q₄₀₃), —N(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂), —B(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂), —C(═O)(Q₄₀₁),    —S(═O)₂(Q₄₀₁), or —P(═O)(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂),-   Q₄₀₁ to Q₄₀₃ may each independently be the same as described in    connection with Q₁,-   xc11 and xc12 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 10, and-   * and *’ in Formula 402 each indicate a binding site to M in Formula    401.

For example, in Formula 402, X₄₀₁ may be nitrogen and X₄₀₂ may becarbon, or each of X₄₀₁ and X₄₀₂ may be nitrogen.

In an embodiment, when xc1 in Formula 401 is 2 or more, two ring A₄₀₁(s)among two or more of L₄₀₁ may optionally be bonded to each other viaT₄₀₂, which is a linking group, and two ring A₄₀₂(s) among two or moreof L₄₀₁ may optionally be bonded to each other via T₄₀₃, which is alinking group (see Compounds PD1 to PD4 and PD7). T₄₀₂ and T₄₀₃ may eachindependently be the same as described in connection with T₄₀₁.

In Formula 401, L₄₀₂ may be an organic ligand. For example, L₄₀₂ mayinclude a halogen group, a diketone group (for example, anacetylacetonate group), a carboxylic acid group (for example, apicolinate group), —C(═O), an isonitrile group, a —CN group, aphosphorus group (for example, a phosphine group, a phosphite group, andthe like), or any combination thereof.

The phosphorescent dopant may include, for example, one of Compounds PD1to PD39, or any combination thereof:

Fluorescent Dopant

The fluorescent dopant may include an amine group-containing compound, astyryl group-containing compound, or any combination thereof.

For example, the fluorescent dopant may include a compound representedby Formula 501:

In Formula 501,

-   Ar₅₀₁, L₅₀₁ to L₅₀₃, R₅₀₁, and R₅₀₂ may each independently be a    C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least    one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or    substituted with at least one R_(10a),-   xd1 to xd3 may each independently be 0, 1, 2, or 3, and-   xd4 may be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

For example, Ar₅₀₁ in Formula 501 may include a condensed cyclic group(for example, an anthracene group, a chrysene group, a pyrene group, andthe like) in which three or more monocyclic groups are condensedtogether.

For example, xd4 in Formula 501 may be 2.

In embodiments, the fluorescent dopant may include one of Compounds FD1to FD36, DPVBi, DPAVBi, or any combination thereof:

Delayed Fluorescence Material

The emission layer 151 may include a delayed fluorescence material.

In the specification, the delayed fluorescence material may be selectedfrom compounds capable of emitting delayed fluorescence by a delayedfluorescence emission mechanism.

The delayed fluorescence material included in the emission layer mayserve as a host or as a dopant, depending on the type of other materialsincluded in the emission layer.

In an embodiment, a difference between a triplet energy level (eV) ofthe delayed fluorescence material and a singlet energy level (eV) of thedelayed fluorescence material may be in a range of about 0 eV to about0.5 eV. When the difference between the triplet energy level (eV) of thedelayed fluorescence material and the singlet energy level (eV) of thedelayed fluorescence material satisfies the ranges above, up-conversionfrom the triplet state to the singlet state of the delayed fluorescencematerials may effectively occur, thereby improving luminescenceefficiency or the like of the light-emitting device 10.

For example, the delayed fluorescence material may include a materialincluding at least one electron donor (for example, a Π electron-richC₃-C₆₀ cyclic group and the like, such as a carbazole group) and atleast one electron acceptor (for example, a sulfoxide group, a cyanogroup, a Π electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C₁-C₆₀ cyclic group,and the like); or a material including a C₈-C₆₀ polycyclic group inwhich two or more cyclic groups are condensed while sharing boron (B).

Examples of the delayed fluorescence material may include at least oneof Compounds DF1 to DF9:

Quantum Dot

The emission layer may include a quantum dot.

The term “quantum dot” as used herein may be a crystal of asemiconductor compound, and may include any material capable of emittinglight of various emission wavelengths according to a size of thecrystal.

A diameter of the quantum dot may be, for example, in a range of about 1nm to about 10 nm.

The quantum dot may be synthesized by a wet chemical process, a metalorganic chemical vapor deposition process, a molecular beam epitaxyprocess, or any process similar thereto.

The wet chemical process is a method including mixing a precursormaterial with an organic solvent and growing a quantum dot particlecrystal. When the crystal grows, the organic solvent naturally acts as adispersant coordinated on the surface of the quantum dot crystal andcontrols the growth of the crystal so that the growth of quantum dotparticles can be controlled through a process which has lower costs, andmay be more readily performed than vapor deposition methods, such asmetal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) or molecular beamepitaxy (MBE).

The quantum dot may include a Group II-VI semiconductor compound, aGroup III-V semiconductor compound, a Group III-VI semiconductorcompound, a Group I-III-VI semiconductor compound, a Group IV-VIsemiconductor compound, a Group IV element or compound, or anycombination thereof.

Examples of the Group II-VI semiconductor compound may include: a binarycompound, such as CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, ZnSe, ZnTe, ZnO, HgS, HgSe, HgTe,MgSe, MgS, and the like; a ternary compound, such as CdSeS, CdSeTe,CdSTe, ZnSeS, ZnSeTe, ZnSTe, HgSeS, HgSeTe, HgSTe, CdZnS, CdZnSe,CdZnTe, CdHgS, CdHgSe, CdHgTe, HgZnS, HgZnSe, HgZnTe, MgZnSe, MgZnS, andthe like; a quaternary compound, such as CdZnSeS, CdZnSeTe, CdZnSTe,CdHgSeS, CdHgSeTe, CdHgSTe, HgZnSeS, HgZnSeTe, HgZnSTe, and the like; orany combination thereof.

Examples of the Group III-V semiconductor compound may include: a binarycompound, such as GaN, GaP, GaAs, GaSb, AIN, AIP, AlAs, AlSb, InN, InP,InAs, InSb, and the like; a ternary compound, such as GaNP, GaNAs,GaNSb, GaPAs, GaPSb, AINP, AINAs, AINSb, AIPAs, AIPSb, InGaP, InNP,InAIP, InNAs, InNSb, InPAs, InPSb, and the like; a quaternary compound,such as GaAINP, GaAINAs, GaAINSb, GaAIPAs, GaAIPSb, GaInNP, GaInNAs,GaInNSb, GaInPAs, GaInPSb, InAINP, InAINAs, InAlNSb, InAlPAs, InAlPSb,and the like; or any combination thereof. The Group III-V semiconductorcompound may further include a Group II element. Examples of the GroupIII-V semiconductor compound further including a Group II element areInZnP, InGaZnP, InAlZnP, and the like

Examples of the Group III-VI semiconductor compound may include: abinary compound, such as GaS, GaSe, Ga₂Se₃, GaTe, InS, InSe, In₂S₃,In₂Se₃, InTe, and the like; a ternary compound, such as InGaS₃, InGaSe₃,and the like; or any combination thereof.

Examples of the Group I-III-VI semiconductor compound may include: aternary compound, such as AgInS, AgInS₂, CuInS, CuInS₂, CuGaO₂, AgGaO₂,AgAlO₂, and the like; or any combination thereof.

Examples of the Group IV-VI semiconductor compound may include: a binarycompound, such as SnS, SnSe, SnTe, PbS, PbSe, PbTe, and the like; aternary compound, such as SnSeS, SnSeTe, SnSTe, PbSeS, PbSeTe, PbSTe,SnPbS, SnPbSe, SnPbTe, and the like; a quaternary compound, such asSnPbSSe, SnPbSeTe, SnPbSTe, and the like; or any combination thereof.

Examples of the Group IV element or compound may include: a singleelement, such as Si, Ge, and the like; a binary compound, such as SiC,SiGe, and the like; or any combination thereof.

Each element included in a multi-element compound, such as a binarycompound, a ternary compound, and a quaternary compound, may exist in aparticle at a uniform concentration or at a non-uniform concentration.

The quantum dot may have a single structure or a core-shell structure.When the quantum dot has a single structure, a concentration of eachelement included in the corresponding quantum dot may be uniform. Whenthe quantum dot has a core-shell structure, a material included in thecore and a material included in the shell may be different from eachother.

The shell of the quantum dot may serve as a protective layer thatprevents chemical degeneration of the core to maintain semiconductorcharacteristics, and/or may serve as a charging layer that impartselectrophoretic characteristics to the quantum dot. The shell may be asingle layer or a multi-layer. An element that is present at aninterface between the core and the shell may have a concentrationgradient in which the concentration of an element existing in the shelldecreases toward the center of the core.

Examples of the shell of the quantum dot may include a metal oxide, ametalloid oxide, a non-metal oxide, a semiconductor compound, or anycombination thereof. Examples of a metal oxide, a metalloid oxide, or anon-metal may include: a binary compound, such as SiO₂, Al₂O₃, TiO₂,ZnO, MnO, Mn₂O₃, Mn₃O₄, CuO, FeO, Fe₂O₃, Fe₃O₄, CoO, Co₃O₄, NiO, and thelike; a ternary compound, such as MgAl₂O₄, CoFe₂O₄, NiFe₂O₄, CoMn₂O₄,and the like; or any combination thereof. Examples of the semiconductorcompound may include as described herein, a Group II-VI semiconductorcompound, a Group III-V semiconductor compound, a Group III-VIsemiconductor compound, a Group I-III-VI semiconductor compound, a GroupIV-VI semiconductor compound, or any combination thereof. Examples ofthe semiconductor compound may include CdS, CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, ZnSe, ZnTe,ZnSeS, ZnTeS, GaAs, GaP, GaSb, HgS, HgSe, HgTe, InAs, InP, InGaP, InSb,AlAs, AlP, AlSb, or any combination thereof.

A full width of half maximum (FWHM) of an emission wavelength spectrumof the quantum dot may be equal to or less than about 45 nm. Forexample, a FWHM of an emission wavelength spectrum of the quantum dotmay be equal to or less than about 40 nm. For example, a FWHM of anemission wavelength spectrum of the quantum dot may be equal to or lessthan about 30 nm. Within these ranges, color purity or colorreproducibility may be increased. Light emitted through the quantum dotmay be emitted in all directions, and thus, a wide viewing angle may beimproved.

The quantum dot may be a spherical particle, a pyramidal particle, amulti-arm particle, a cubic particle, or the quantum dot may be in theform of nanoparticles, nanotubes, nanowires, nanofibers, or nanoplates.

Since the energy band gap may be adjusted by controlling the size of thequantum dot, light having various wavelength bands may be obtained fromthe emission layer including the quantum dot. Accordingly, by usingquantum dots of different sizes, a light-emitting device that emitslight of various wavelengths may be implemented. The size of the quantumdot may be selected in consideration of emitting red light, green light,and/or blue light. The size of the quantum dot may be configured so thatthe quantum dot may emit white light by combination of light of variouscolors.

Electron Transport Region 160 in Interlayer 150

The electron transport region 160 may include the electron transportlayer 161 and the electron injection layer 162. The descriptions of theelectron transport layer 161 and the electron injection layer 162 may bethe same as provided herein.

The electron transport region 160 may have a structure consisting of alayer consisting of a single material, a structure consisting of a layerconsisting of different materials, or a structure including multiplelayers including different materials.

In an embodiment, the electron transport region 160 may include a bufferlayer, a hole blocking layer, an electron control layer, or anycombination thereof.

For example, the electron transport region 160 may have an electrontransport layer/electron injection layer structure, a hole blockinglayer/electron transport layer/electron injection layer structure, anelectron control layer/electron transport layer/electron injection layerstructure, or a buffer layer/electron transport layer/electron injectionlayer structure, wherein the constituent layers of each structure arestacked from the emission layer 150 in its respective stated order, butthe structure of the electron transport region is not limited thereto.

In embodiments, the electron transport layer 161 may include the firstmaterial and the second material.

In embodiments, the electron injection layer 162 may include the thirdmaterial and the fourth material.

In an embodiment, the electron transport region 160 (for example, abuffer layer, a hole-blocking layer, or an electron control layer of theelectron transport region 160) may include, in addition to the firstmaterial to the fourth material, a metal-free compound including atleast one Π electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C₁-C₆₀ cyclic group.

For example, the electron transport region 160 may include a compoundrepresented by Formula 601:

In Formula 601,

-   Ar₆₀₁ and L₆₀₁ may each independently be a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a),-   xe11 may be 1, 2, or 3,-   xe1 may be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5,-   R₆₀₁ may be a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted    with at least one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted    or substituted with at least one R_(10a), —Si(Q₆₀₁)(Q₆₀₂)(Q₆₀₃),    —C(═O)(Q₆₀₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₆₀₁), or —P(═O)(Q₆₀₁)(Q₆₀₂),-   Q₆₀₁ to Q₆₀₃ may each independently be the same as described in    connection with Q₁,-   xe21 may be 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, and-   at least one of Ar₆₀₁, L₆₀₁, and R₆₀₁ may each independently be a Π    electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C₁-C₆₀ cyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a).

In an embodiment, when xe11 in Formula 601 is 2 or more, two or more ofAr₆₀₁ may be bonded together via a single bond.

In embodiments, Ar₆₀₁ in Formula 601 may be a substituted orunsubstituted anthracene group.

In embodiments, the electron transport region may include a compoundrepresented by Formula 601-1:

In Formula 601-1,

-   X₆₁₄ may be N or C(R₆₁₄), X₆₁₅ may be N or C(R₆₁₅), X₆₁₆ may be N or    C(R₆₁₆), and at least one of X₆₁₄ to X₆₁₆ may be N,-   L₆₁₁ to L₆₁₃ may each independently be the same as described in    connection with L₆₀₁,-   xe611 to xe613 may each independently be the same as described in    connection with xe1,-   R₆₁₁ to R₆₁₃ may each independently be the same as described in    connection with R₆₀₁, and-   R₆₁₄ to R₆₁₆ may each independently be hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl,    —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₂₀    alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group    unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), or a C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one    R_(10a).

For example, xe1 and xe611 to xe613 in Formulae 601 and 601-1 may eachindependently be 0, 1, or 2.

The electron transport region may include one of Compounds ET1 to ET45,2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (BCP),4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (Bphen), Alq₃, BAlq, TAZ, NTAZ, or anycombination thereof:

A thickness of the electron transport region 160 may be in a range ofabout 100 Å to about 5,000 Å. For example, the thickness of the electrontransport region 160 may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 4,000 Å.When the electron transport region 160 includes a buffer layer, a holeblocking layer, an electron control layer, an electron transport layer,or any combination thereof, a thickness of the buffer layer, the holeblocking layer, or the electron control layer may each independently bein a range of about 20 Å to about 1,000 Å, and a thickness of theelectron transport layer 161 may be in a range of about 100 Å to about1,000 Å. For example, the thickness of the buffer layer, the holeblocking layer, or the electron control layer may each independently bein a range of about 30 Å to about 300 Å. For example, the thickness ofthe electron transport layer 161 may be in a range of about 150 Å toabout 500 Å. When the thicknesses of the buffer layer, the hole blockinglayer, the electron control layer, the electron transport layer 161,and/or the electron transport region 160 are within these ranges,satisfactory electron transporting characteristics may be obtainedwithout a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The electron transport region 160 (for example, an electron transportlayer 161 in the electron transport region 160) may further include, inaddition to the materials described above, a metal-containing material.

The metal-containing material may include an alkali metal complex, analkaline earth metal complex, or any combination thereof. The metal ionof an alkali metal complex may be a Li ion, a Na ion, a K ion, a Rb ion,or a Cs ion, and the metal ion of an alkaline earth metal complex may bea Be ion, a Mg ion, a Ca ion, a Sr ion, or a Ba ion. A ligandcoordinated with the metal ion of the alkali metal complex or the metalion of the alkaline earth-metal complex may each independently include ahydroxyquinoline, a hydroxyisoquinoline, a hydroxybenzoquinoline, ahydroxyacridine, a hydroxyphenanthridine, a hydroxyphenyloxazole, ahydroxyphenylthiazole, a hydroxyphenyloxadiazole, ahydroxyphenylthiadiazole, a hydroxyphenylpyridine, ahydroxyphenylbenzimidazole, a hydroxyphenylbenzothiazole, a bipyridine,a phenanthroline, a cyclopentadiene, or any combination thereof.

In an embodiment, the metal-containing material may include a Licomplex. The Li complex may include, for example, Compound ET-D1 (LiQ)or Compound ET-D2:

The electron transport region 160 may include the electron injectionlayer 162 that facilitates the injection of electrons from the secondelectrode 190. The electron injection layer 162 and the second electrode190 may directly contact each other.

The electron injection layer 162 may have a structure consisting of alayer consisting of a single material, a structure consisting of a layerconsisting of different materials, or a structure including multiplelayers including different materials.

The electron injection layer 162 may include an alkali metal, analkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal, an alkali metal-containingcompound, am alkaline earth metal-containing compound, a rare earthmetal-containing compound, an alkali metal complex, an alkaline earthmetal complex, a rare earth metal complex, or any combination thereof.

The alkali metal may include Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or any combinationthereof. The alkaline earth metal may include Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, or anycombination thereof. The rare earth metal may include Sc, Y, Ce, Tb, Yb,Gd, or any combination thereof.

The alkali metal-containing compound, the alkaline earthmetal-containing compound, and the rare earth metal-containing compoundmay include oxides, halides (for example, fluorides, chlorides,bromides, iodides, and the like), or tellurides of the alkali metal, thealkaline earth metal, and the rare earth metal, or any combinationthereof.

The alkali metal-containing compound may include: alkali metal oxides,such as Li₂O, Cs₂O, K₂O, and the like; alkali metal halides, such asLiF, NaF, CsF, KF, Lil, Nal, Csl, KI, and the like; or any combinationthereof. The alkaline earth metal-containing compound may include analkaline earth metal compound, such as BaO, SrO, CaO, Ba_(x)Sr_(1-x)O(wherein x is a real number satisfying the condition of 0<x<1),Ba_(x)Ca_(1-x)O (wherein x is a real number satisfying the condition of0<x<1), or the like. The rare earth metal-containing compound mayinclude YbF₃, ScF₃, Sc₂O₃, Y₂O₃, Ce₂O₃, GdF₃, TbF₃, Ybl₃, Scl₃, Tbl₃, orany combination thereof. For example, the rare earth metal-containingcompound may include a lanthanide metal telluride. Examples of thelanthanide metal telluride may include LaTe, CeTe, PrTe, NdTe, PmTe,SmTe, EuTe, GdTe, TbTe, DyTe, HoTe, ErTe, TmTe, YbTe, LuTe, La₂Te₃,Ce₂Te₃, Pr₂Te₃, Nd₂Te₃, Pm₂Te₃, Sm₂Te₃, Eu₂Te₃, Gd₂Te₃, Tb₂Te₃, Dy₂Te₃,Ho₂Te₃, Er₂Te₃, Tm₂Te₃, Yb₂Te₃, Lu₂Te₃, and the like.

The alkali metal complex, the alkaline earth-metal complex, and the rareearth metal complex may include one of ions of the alkali metal, ions ofthe alkaline earth metal, and ions of the rare earth metal, and a ligandbonded to the metal ion, for example, a hydroxyquinoline, ahydroxyisoquinoline, a hydroxybenzoquinoline, a hydroxyacridine, ahydroxyphenanthridine, a hydroxyphenyloxazole, a hydroxyphenylthiazole,a hydroxyphenyloxadiazole, a hydroxyphenylthiadiazole, ahydroxyphenylpyridine, a hydroxyphenyl benzimidazole, ahydroxyphenylbenzothiazole, a bipyridine, a phenanthroline, acyclopentadiene, or any combination thereof.

In an embodiment, the electron injection layer 162 may consist of analkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal, an alkalimetal-containing compound, an alkaline earth metal-containing compound,a rare earth metal-containing compound, an alkali metal complex, analkaline earth metal complex, a rare earth metal complex, or anycombination thereof, as described above. In embodiments, the electroninjection layer 162 may further include an organic material (forexample, the compound represented by Formula 601).

In embodiments, the electron injection layer 162 may consist of analkali metal-containing compound (for example, an alkali metal halide);or the electron injection layer may consist of an alkalimetal-containing compound (for example, an alkali metal halide), and analkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal, or anycombination thereof. In embodiments, the electron injection layer 162may be a KI:Yb co-deposited layer, an Rbl:Yb co-deposited layer, and thelike.

When the electron injection layer 162 further includes an organicmaterial, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal,an alkali metal-containing compound, an alkaline earth metal-containingcompound, a rare earth metal-containing compound, an alkali metalcomplex, an alkaline earth-metal complex, a rare earth metal complex, orany combination thereof may be uniformly or non-uniformly dispersed in amatrix including the organic material.

A thickness of the electron injection layer 162 may be in a range ofabout 1 Å to about 100 Å. For example, thickness of the electroninjection layer 162 may be in a range of about 3 Å to about 90 Å. Whenthe thickness of the electron injection layer 162 is within theseranges, satisfactory electron injection characteristics may be obtainedwithout a substantial increase in driving voltage.

Second Electrode 190

The second electrode 190 is on the interlayer 150 having such astructure as described above. The second electrode 190 may be a cathode,which is an electron injection electrode. The second electrode 190 mayinclude a material having a low work function, for example, a metal, analloy, an electrically conductive compound, or any combination thereof.

The second electrode 190 may include lithium (Li), silver (Ag),magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca),magnesium-indium (Mg—In), magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag), ytterbium (Yb),silver-ytterbium (Ag—Yb), ITO, IZO, or any combination thereof. Thesecond electrode 190 may be a transmissive electrode, asemi-transmissive electrode, or a reflective electrode.

The second electrode 190 may have a single-layered structure or amultilayered structure including two or more layers.

Capping Layer

A first capping layer may be arranged outside the first electrode 110,and/or a second capping layer may be arranged outside the secondelectrode 190. For example, the light-emitting device 10 may have astructure in which the first capping layer, the first electrode 110, theinterlayer 150, and the second electrode 190 are stacked in this statedorder, a structure in which the first electrode 110, the interlayer 150,the second electrode 190, and the second capping layer are stacked inthis stated order, or a structure in which the first capping layer, thefirst electrode 110, the interlayer 150, the second electrode 190, andthe second capping layer are stacked in this stated order.

In an embodiment, light generated in the emission layer 151 of theinterlayer 150 of the light-emitting device 10 may be extracted towardthe outside through the first electrode 110, which is asemi-transmissive electrode or a transmissive electrode, and through thefirst capping layer. In embodiments, light generated in the emissionlayer of the interlayer 150 of the light-emitting device 10 may beextracted toward the outside through the second electrode 190, which isa semi-transmissive electrode or a transmissive electrode, and throughthe second capping layer.

The first capping layer and the second capping layer may each increaseexternal emission efficiency according to the principle of constructiveinterference. Accordingly, the light extraction efficiency of thelight-emitting device 10 may be increased, so that the luminescenceefficiency of the light-emitting device 10 may be also improved.

The first capping layer and the second capping layer may each include amaterial having a refractive index equal to or greater than about 1.6(at a wavelength of about 589 nm).

The first capping layer and the second capping layer may eachindependently be an organic capping layer including an organic material,an inorganic capping layer including an inorganic material, or anorganic-inorganic composite capping layer including an organic materialand an inorganic material.

In an embodiment, at least one of the first capping layer and the secondcapping layer may each independently include a carbocyclic compound, aheterocyclic compound, an amine group-containing compound, a porphinederivative, a phthalocyanine derivative, a naphthalocyanine derivative,an alkali metal complex, an alkaline earth metal complex, or anycombination thereof. The carbocyclic compound, the heterocycliccompound, and the amine group-containing compound may each be optionallysubstituted with a substituent including O, N, S, Se, Si, F, Cl, Br, I,or any combination thereof.

In embodiments, at least one of the first capping layer and the secondcapping layer may each independently include an amine group-containingcompound.

In embodiments, at least one of the first capping layer and the secondcapping layer may each independently include a compound represented byFormula 201, a compound represented by Formula 202, or any combinationthereof.

In embodiments, at least one of the first capping layer and the secondcapping layer may each independently include one of Compounds HT28 toHT33, one of Compounds CP1 to CP6, β-NPB, or any combination thereof:

Film

The first material, the second material, the third material, the fourthmaterial, or any combination thereof may be included in various films.Accordingly, another aspect of the disclosure provides a film includingthe first material, the second material, the third material, the fourthmaterial, or any combination thereof. The film may be, for example, anoptical member (or a light control means) (for example, a color filter,a color conversion member, a capping layer, a light extractionefficiency enhancement layer, a selective light absorbing layer, apolarizing layer, a quantum dot-containing layer, or like), alight-blocking member (for example, a light reflective layer, a lightabsorbing layer, or the like), or a protective member (for example, aninsulating layer, a dielectric layer, or the like).

Electronic Apparatus

The light-emitting device may be included in various electronicapparatuses. For example, an electronic apparatus including thelight-emitting device may be a light-emitting apparatus, anauthentication apparatus, or the like.

The electronic apparatus (for example, a light-emitting apparatus) mayfurther include, in addition to the light-emitting device, a colorfilter, a color conversion layer, or a color filter and a colorconversion layer. The color filter and/or the color conversion layer maybe arranged in at least one traveling direction of light emitted fromthe light-emitting device. For example, light emitted from thelight-emitting device may be blue light or white light. Details for thelight-emitting device may be the same as described herein. In anembodiment, the color conversion layer may include a quantum dot. Thequantum dots may be, for example, the same as described herein.

The electronic apparatus may include a first substrate. The firstsubstrate may include subpixels, the color filter may include colorfilter areas respectively corresponding to the subpixels, and the colorconversion layer may include color conversion areas respectivelycorresponding to the subpixels.

A pixel-defining film may be arranged between the subpixels to defineeach subpixel.

The color filter may further include color filter areas andlight-shielding patterns arranged between the color filter areas, andthe color conversion layer may further include color conversion areasand light-shielding patterns arranged between the color conversionareas.

The color filter areas (or the color conversion areas) may include afirst area emitting first-color light, a second area emittingsecond-color light, and/or a third area emitting third-color light,wherein the first-color light, the second-color light, and/or thethird-color light may have different maximum emission wavelengths fromone another. For example, the first-color light may be red light, thesecond-color light may be green light, and the third-color light may beblue light. For example, the color filter areas (or the color conversionareas) may include quantum dots. For example, the first region mayinclude red quantum dots, the second region may include green quantumdots, and the third region may not include quantum dots. Details for thequantum dots are the same as described herein. The first region, thesecond region, and/or the third region may each include a scatterer.

For example, the light-emitting device may emit first light, the firstregion may absorb the first light to emit first-first-color light, thesecond region may absorb the first light to emit second-first-colorlight, and the third region may absorb the first light to emitthird-first-color light. The first-first-color light, thesecond-first-color light, and the third-first-color light may havedifferent maximum emission wavelengths from each other. For example, thefirst light may be blue light, the first-first-color light may be redlight, the second-first-color light may be green light, and thethird-first-color light may be blue light.

The electronic apparatus may further include a thin-film transistor, inaddition to the light-emitting device as described above. The thin-filmtransistor may include a source electrode, a drain electrode, and anactive layer, wherein the source electrode or the drain electrode may beelectrically connected to any one of the first electrode or the secondelectrode of the light-emitting device.

The thin-film transistor may further include a gate electrode, a gateinsulating film, or the like.

The active layer may include crystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, anorganic semiconductor, an oxide semiconductor, or the like.

The electronic apparatus may further include a sealing portion forsealing the light-emitting device. The sealing portion may be arrangedbetween the color conversion layer and/or color filter and thelight-emitting device. The sealing portion may allow light from thelight-emitting device to be extracted to the outside, and maysimultaneously prevent ambient air and/or moisture from penetrating intothe light-emitting device. The sealing portion may be a sealingsubstrate including a transparent glass substrate or a plasticsubstrate. The sealing portion may be a thin-film encapsulation layerincluding an organic layer and/or an inorganic layer. When the sealingportion is a thin film encapsulation layer, the electronic apparatus maybe flexible.

Various functional layers may be further included on the sealingportion, in addition to the color filter and/or the color conversionlayer, according to the use of the electronic apparatus. Examples of thefunctional layers may include a touch screen layer, a polarizing layer,an authentication apparatus, and the like. The touch screen layer may bea pressure-sensitive touch screen layer, a capacitive touch screenlayer, or an infrared touch screen layer. The authentication apparatusmay be, for example, a biometric authentication apparatus thatauthenticates an individual by using biometric information of a livingbody (for example, fingertips, pupils, and the like).

The authentication apparatus may further include, in addition to thelight-emitting device as described above, a biometric informationcollector.

The electronic apparatus may be applied to various displays, such aslight sources, lighting, personal computers (for example, a mobilepersonal computer), mobile phones, digital cameras, electronicorganizers, electronic dictionaries, electronic game machines, medicalinstruments (for example, electronic thermometers, sphygmomanometers,blood glucose meters, pulse measurement devices, pulse wave measurementdevices, electrocardiogram displays, ultrasonic diagnostic devices, orendoscope displays), fish finders, various measuring instruments, meters(for example, meters for a vehicle, an aircraft, and a vessel),projectors, and the like.

Description of Fig. 2

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a light-emitting device 20according to an embodiment. The light-emitting device 20 is an exampleof a light-emitting device in which the number m is 4, but embodimentsare not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the light-emitting device 20 includes the firstelectrode 110, the second electrode 190 facing the first electrode 110,and the interlayer 150. The interlayer 150 of the light-emitting device20 may include, between the first electrode 110 and the second electrode190, 4 emitting units 150-1, 150-2, 150-3, and 150-4, and 3 chargegeneration layers 170-1, 170-2, and 170-3.

The light-emitting device 20 may include a first emitting unit 150-1closest to the first electrode 110, a fourth emitting unit 150-4 closestto the second electrode 190, a second emitting unit 150-2 between thefirst emitting unit 150-1 and the fourth emitting unit 150-4, and athird emitting unit 150-3 between the second emitting unit 150-2 and thefourth emitting unit 150-4.

For example, each of the first emitting unit 150-1 to the third emittingunit 150-3 may emit blue light, and the fourth emitting unit 150-4 mayemit green light.

The light-emitting device 20 may include a first charge generation layer170-1 between the first emitting unit 150-1 and the second emitting unit150-2, a second charge generation layer 170-2 between the secondemitting unit 150-2 and the third emitting unit 150-3, and a thirdcharge generation layer 170-3 between the third emitting unit 150-3 andthe fourth emitting unit 150-4.

The first emitting unit 150-1 may include a first hole transport region140-1, a first emission layer 151-1, and a first electron transportregion 160-1 that are sequentially arranged in this stated order. Thefirst electron transport region 160-1 may include a first electrontransport layer 161-1 and a first electron injection layer 162-1 thatare sequentially arranged in this stated order.

The second emitting unit 150-2 may include a second hole transportregion 140-2, a second emission layer 151-2, and a second electrontransport region 160-2 that are sequentially arranged in this statedorder. The second electron transport region 160-2 may include a secondelectron transport layer 161-2 and a second electron injection layer162-2 that are sequentially arranged in this stated order.

The third emitting unit 150-3 may include a third hole transport region140-3, a third emission layer 151-3, and a third electron transportregion 160-3 that are sequentially arranged in this stated order. Thethird electron transport region 160-3 may include a third electrontransport layer 161-3 and a third electron injection layer 162-3 thatare sequentially arranged in this stated order.

The fourth emitting unit 150-4 may include a fourth hole transportregion 140-4, a fourth emission layer 151-4, and a fourth electrontransport region 160-4 that are sequentially arranged in this statedorder. The fourth electron transport region 160-4 may include a fourthelectron transport layer 161-4 and a fourth electron injection layer162-4 that are sequentially arranged in this stated order.

As an example, FIG. 2 shows the light-emitting device 20 in which thefirst emitting unit 150-1, the second emitting unit 150-2, the thirdemitting unit 150-3, and the fourth emitting unit 150-4 include thefirst hole transport region to the fourth hole transport region 140-1,140-2, 140-3, and 140-4, respectively, and the first electron transportregion to the fourth electron transport region 160-1, 160-2, 160-3, and160-4, respectively, wherein the first electron transport region to thefourth electron transport region 160-1, 160-2, 160-3, and 160-4 includethe first electron transport layer to the fourth electron transportlayer 161-1, 161-2, 161-3, and 161-4, respectively, and the firstelectron injection layer to the fourth electron injection layer 162-1,162-2, 162-3, and 162-4, respectively. However, embodiments are notlimited thereto.

The first electron transport region to the fourth electron transportregion 160-1, 160-2, 160-3, and 160-4 may each independently furtherinclude a buffer layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron controllayer, or any combination thereof. For example, the first electrontransport region 160-1 may have a first electron transport layer161-1/first electron injection layer 161-2 structure, a first holeblocking layer (not shown)/first electron transport layer 161-1/firstelectron injection layer 161-2 structure, a first electron control layer(not shown)/first electron transport layer 161-1/first electroninjection layer 161-2 structure, or a first buffer layer (notshown)/first electron transport layer 161-1/first electron injectionlayer 161-2 structure, wherein constituent layers of each structure aresequentially stacked between the first emission layer 151-1 included inthe first emitting unit 150-1 and the first charge generation layer170-1.

The first electron transport layer 161-1 may include the first materialand the second material (for example, a first-first material and asecond-first material), and the first electron injection layer 162-1 mayinclude the third material and the fourth material (for example, athird-first material and a fourth-first material); the second electrontransport layer 161-2 may include the first material and the secondmaterial (for example, a first-second material and a second-secondmaterial), and the second electron injection layer 162-2 may include thethird material and the fourth material (for example, a third-secondmaterial and a fourth-second material); the third electron transportlayer 161-3 may include the first material and the second material (forexample, a first-third material and a second-third material), and thethird electron injection layer 162-3 may include the third material andthe fourth material (for example, a third-third material and afourth-third material); the fourth electron transport layer 161-4 mayinclude the first material and the second material (for example, afirst-fourth material and a second-fourth material), and the fourthelectron injection layer 162-4 may include the third material and thefourth material (for example, a third-fourth material and afourth-fourth material); or any combination thereof.

The first-first material, the first-second material, the first-thirdmaterial, and the first-fourth material may be identical to or differentfrom each other.

The second-first material, the second-second material, the second-thirdmaterial, and the second-fourth material may be identical to ordifferent from each other.

The third-first material, the third-second material, the third-thirdmaterial, and the third-fourth material may be identical to or differentfrom each other.

The fourth-first material, the fourth-second material, the fourth-thirdmaterial, and the fourth-fourth material may be identical to ordifferent from each other.

The first charge generation layer 170-1 may include a first n-typecharge generation layer 171-1 and a first p-type charge generation layer172-1. The first n-type charge generation layer 171-1 and the firstp-type charge generation layer 172-1 may directly contact each other.

The second charge generation layer 170-2 may include a second n-typecharge generation layer 171-2 and a second p-type charge generationlayer 172-2. The second n-type charge generation layer 171-2 and thesecond p-type charge generation layer 172-2 may directly contact eachother.

The third charge generation layer 170-3 may include a third n-typecharge generation layer 171-3 and a third p-type charge generation layer172-3. The third n-type charge generation layer 171-3 and the thirdp-type charge generation layer 172-3 may directly contact each other.

The first charge generation layer 170-1 to the third charge generationlayer 170-3 may be identical to or different from each other.

Description of Fig. 3

FIG. 3 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a light-emitting device30 according to an embodiment. The light-emitting device 30 is anexample of a light-emitting device in which the number, m, is 2, butembodiments are not limited thereto. Among components of FIG. 3 , thecomponents already shown in FIG. 2 may have the same or similarfunctions to each other, and thus, detailed descriptions thereof will beomitted with respect to FIG. 3 .

Referring to FIG. 3 , the light-emitting device 30 includes: firstelectrodes 110 arranged for each of a first subpixel SP1, a secondsubpixel SP2, and a third subpixel SP3; the second electrode 190 facingthe first electrodes 110; and the interlayer 150. The interlayer 150 ofthe light-emitting device 30 may include, between the second electrode190 and the first electrodes 110, 2 emitting units 150-1 and 150-2 and 1charge generation layer 170-1.

The first emitting unit 150-1 may include the first emission layer 151-1and the first electron transport region 160-1 that are sequentiallyarranged.

The first emission layer 151-1 may include a first-first emission layer151 a-1 arranged on the first subpixel SP1 and emittingfirst-first-color light, a second-first emission layer 151 b-1 arrangedon the second subpixel SP2 and emitting second-first-color light, and athird-first emission layer 151 c-1 arranged on the third subpixel SP3and emitting third-first-color light. The first-first-color light may bered light, the second-first-color light may be green light, and thethird-first-color light may be blue light.

The second emitting unit 150-2 may include the second emission layer151-2 and the second electron transport region 160-2 that aresequentially arranged.

The second emission layer 151-2 may include a first-second emissionlayer 151 a-2 arranged on the first subpixel SP1 and emittingfirst-second-color light, a second-second emission layer 151 b-2arranged on the second subpixel SP2 and emitting second-second-colorlight, and a third-second emission layer 151 c-2 arranged on the thirdsubpixel SP3 and emitting third-second-color light. In an embodiment,the first-second-color light may be red light, the second-second-colorlight may be green light, and the third-second-color light may be bluelight.

Although not shown in FIG. 3 , each of the two emitting units 150-1 and150-2 of the light-emitting device 30 may further include a holetransport region. For example, when the first emitting unit 150-1further includes a first hole transport region, the first hole transportregion may be arranged in the form of a common layer between the firstelectrodes 110 and the first emission layer 151-1 including thefirst-first emission layer 151 a-1, the second-first emission layer 151b-1, and the third-first emission layer 151 c-1.

Descriptions of Figs. 4 and 5

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an electronicapparatus according to an embodiment.

The light-emitting apparatus of FIG. 4 includes a substrate 100, athin-film transistor (TFT), a light-emitting device, and anencapsulation portion 300 that seals the light-emitting device.

The substrate 100 may be a flexible substrate, a glass substrate, or ametal substrate. A buffer layer 210 may be arranged on the substrate100. The buffer layer 210 may prevent penetration of impurities throughthe substrate 100 and may provide a flat surface on the substrate 100.

A TFT may be arranged on the buffer layer 210. The TFT may include anactive layer 220, a gate electrode 240, a source electrode 260, and adrain electrode 270.

The active layer 220 may include an inorganic semiconductor such assilicon or polysilicon, an organic semiconductor, or an oxidesemiconductor, and may include a source region, a drain region, and achannel region.

A gate insulating film 230 for insulating the active layer 220 from thegate electrode 240 may be arranged on the active layer 220, and the gateelectrode 240 may be arranged on the gate insulating film 230.

An interlayer insulating film 250 may be arranged on the gate electrode240. The interlayer insulating film 250 may be arranged between the gateelectrode 240 and the source electrode 260 and between the gateelectrode 240 and the drain electrode 270, to insulate from one another.

The source electrode 260 and the drain electrode 270 may be arranged onthe interlayer insulating film 250. The interlayer insulating film 250and the gate insulating film 230 may be formed to expose the sourceregion and the drain region of the active layer 220, and the sourceelectrode 260 and the drain electrode 270 may be respectively contactthe exposed portions of the source region and the drain region of theactive layer 220.

The TFT may be electrically connected to a light-emitting device todrive the light-emitting device, and may be covered with a passivationlayer 280. The passivation layer 280 may include an inorganic insulatingfilm, an organic insulating film, or any combination thereof. Alight-emitting device may be provided on the passivation layer 280. Thelight-emitting device may include the first electrode 110, theinterlayer 150, and the second electrode 190.

The first electrode 110 may be arranged on the passivation layer 280.The passivation layer 280 may be expose a portion of the drain electrode270, not fully covering the drain electrode 270, and the first electrode110 may be electrically connected to the exposed portion of the drainelectrode 270.

A pixel defining layer 290 including an insulating material may bearranged on the first electrode 110. The pixel defining layer 290 mayexpose a certain region of the first electrode 110, and the interlayer150 may be formed in the exposed region of the first electrode 110. Thepixel defining layer 290 may be a polyimide-based organic film or apolyacrylic-based organic film. Although not shown in FIG. 4 , at leastone layer of the interlayer 150 may extend beyond the upper portion ofthe pixel defining layer 290, and may thus be provided in the form of acommon layer.

The second electrode 190 may be arranged on the interlayer 150, and acapping layer 170 may be additionally formed on the second electrode190. The capping layer 170 may be formed to cover the second electrode190.

The encapsulation portion 300 may be arranged on the capping layer 170.The encapsulation portion 300 may be arranged on a light-emitting deviceto protect the light-emitting device from moisture and/or oxygen. Theencapsulation portion 300 may include: an inorganic film includingsilicon nitride (SiNx), silicon oxide (SiOx), indium tin oxide, indiumzinc oxide, or any combination thereof; an organic film includingpolyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polycarbonate,polyimide, polyethylene sulfonate, polyoxymethylene, polyarylate,hexamethyldisiloxane, an acrylic resin (for example, polymethylmethacrylate, polyacrylic acid, and the like), an epoxy-based resin (forexample, aliphatic glycidyl ether (AGE), and the like), or anycombination thereof; or any combination of the inorganic films and theorganic films.

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an electronic apparatusaccording to another embodiment.

The electronic apparatus of FIG. 5 differs from the electronic apparatusof FIG. 4 , at least in that a light-shielding pattern 500 and afunctional region 400 are further included on the encapsulation portion300. The functional region 400 may be a color filter area, a colorconversion area, or a combination of the color filter area and the colorconversion area. In an embodiment, the light-emitting device included inthe electronic apparatus of FIG. 5 may be a tandem light-emittingdevice.

Manufacturing Method

The layers included in the hole transport region, the emission layer,and the layers included in the electron transport region may be formedin a certain region by using various methods such as vacuum deposition,spin coating, casting, Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) deposition, ink-jetprinting, laser-printing, laser-induced thermal imaging, and the like.

When the layers constituting the hole transport region, the emissionlayer, and the layers constituting the electron transport region areformed by vacuum deposition, the deposition may be performed at adeposition temperature in a range of about 100° C. to about 500° C., ata vacuum degree in a range of about 10⁻⁸ torr to about 10⁻ ³ torr, andat a deposition speed in a range of about 0.01 Å/sec to about 100 Å/sec,depending on a material to be included in a layer to be formed and thestructure of a layer to be formed.

Definitions of Terms

The term “C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group” as used herein may be a cyclic groupconsisting of carbon as the only ring-forming atoms and having 3 to 60carbon atoms, and the term “C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group” as used hereinmay be a cyclic group that has 1 to 60 carbon atoms and further has, inaddition to carbon, at least one heteroatom as ring-forming atoms. TheC₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group and the C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group may each be amonocyclic group consisting of one ring or a polycyclic group in whichtwo or more rings are condensed with each other. For example, the C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group may have 3 to 61 ring-forming atoms.

The term “cyclic group” as used herein may include the C₃-C₆₀carbocyclic group or the C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group.

The term “Π electron-rich C₃-C₆₀ cyclic group” as used herein may be acyclic group that has 3 to 60 carbon atoms and may not include *—N═*’ asa ring-forming moiety, and the term “Π electron-deficientnitrogen-containing C₁-C₆₀ cyclic group” as used herein may be aheterocyclic group that has 1 to 60 carbon atoms and may include *—N═*’as a ring-forming moiety.

In embodiments,

-   the C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group may be a T1 group or a cyclic group in    which two or more T1 groups are condensed with each other (for    example, a cyclopentadiene group, an adamantane group, a norbornane    group, a benzene group, a pentalene group, a naphthalene group, an    azulene group, an indacene group, an acenaphthylene group, a    phenalene group, a phenanthrene group, an anthracene group, a    fluoranthene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene    group, a perylene group, a pentaphene group, a heptalene group, a    naphthacene group, a picene group, a hexacene group, a pentacene    group, a rubicene group, a coronene group, an ovalene group, an    indene group, a fluorene group, a spiro-bifluorene group, a    benzofluorene group, an indenophenanthrene group, or an    indenoanthracene group),-   the C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group may be a T2 group, a cyclic group in    which two or more T2 groups are condensed with each other, or a    cyclic group in which at least one T2 group and at least one T1    group are condensed with each other (for example, a pyrrole group, a    thiophene group, a furan group, an indole group, a benzoindole    group, a naphthoindole group, an isoindole group, a benzoisoindole    group, a naphthoisoindole group, a benzosilole group, a    benzothiophene group, a benzofuran group, a carbazole group, a    dibenzosilole group, a dibenzothiophene group, a dibenzofuran group,    an indenocarbazole group, an indolocarbazole group, a    benzofurocarbazole group, a benzothienocarbazole group, a    benzosilolocarbazole group, a benzoindolocarbazole group, a    benzocarbazole group, a benzonaphthofuran group, a    benzonaphthothiophene group, a benzonaphthosilole group, a    benzofurodibenzofuran group, a benzofurodibenzothiophene group, a    benzothienodibenzothiophene group, a pyrazole group, an imidazole    group, a triazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, an    oxadiazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, a    thiadiazole group, a benzopyrazole group, a benzimidazole group, a    benzoxazole group, a benzoisoxazole group, a benzothiazole group, a    benzoisothiazole group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a    pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinoline    group, an isoquinoline group, a benzoquinoline group, a    benzoisoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a benzoquinoxaline    group, a quinazoline group, a benzoquinazoline group, a    phenanthroline group, a cinnoline group, a phthalazine group, a    naphthyridine group, an imidazopyridine group, an imidazopyrimidine    group, an imidazotriazine group, an imidazopyrazine group, an    imidazopyridazine group, an azacarbazole group, an azafluorene    group, an azadibenzosilole group, an azadibenzothiophene group, an    azadibenzofuran group, and the like),-   the Π electron-rich C₃-C₆₀ cyclic group may be a T1 group, a cyclic    group in which two or more T1 groups are condensed with each other,    a T3 group, a cyclic group in which two or more T3 groups are    condensed with each other, or a cyclic group in which at least one    T3 group and at least one T1 group are condensed with each other    (for example, the C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, a 1H-pyrrole group, a    silole group, a borole group, a 2H-pyrrole group, a 3H-pyrrole    group, a thiophene group, a furan group, an indole group, a    benzoindole group, a naphthoindole group, an isoindole group, a    benzoisoindole group, a naphthoisoindole group, a benzosilole group,    a benzothiophene group, a benzofuran group, a carbazole group, a    dibenzosilole group, a dibenzothiophene group, a dibenzofuran group,    an indenocarbazole group, an indolocarbazole group, a    benzofurocarbazole group, a benzothienocarbazole group, a    benzosilolocarbazole group, a benzoindolocarbazole group, a    benzocarbazole group, a benzonaphthofuran group, a    benzonaphthothiophene group, a benzonaphthosilole group, a    benzofurodibenzofuran group, a benzofurodibenzothiophene group, a    benzothienodibenzothiophene group, and the like),-   the Π electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C₁-C₆₀ cyclic group may    be a T4 group, a cyclic group in which two or more T4 groups are    condensed with each other, a cyclic group in which at least one T4    group and at least one T1 group are condensed with each other, a    cyclic group in which at least one T4 group and at least one T3    group are condensed with each other, or a cyclic group in which at    least one T4 group, at least one T1 group, and at least one T3 group    are condensed with one another (for example, a pyrazole group, an    imidazole group, a triazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole    group, an oxadiazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group,    a thiadiazole group, a benzopyrazole group, a benzimidazole group, a    benzoxazole group, a benzoisoxazole group, a benzothiazole group, a    benzoisothiazole group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a    pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinoline    group, an isoquinoline group, a benzoquinoline group, a    benzoisoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a benzoquinoxaline    group, a quinazoline group, a benzoquinazoline group, a    phenanthroline group, a cinnoline group, a phthalazine group, a    naphthyridine group, an imidazopyridine group, an imidazopyrimidine    group, an imidazotriazine group, an imidazopyrazine group, an    imidazopyridazine group, an azacarbazole group, an azafluorene    group, an azadibenzosilole group, an azadibenzothiophene group, an    azadibenzofuran group, and the like),-   wherein the T1 group may be a cyclopropane group, a cyclobutane    group, a cyclopentane group, a cyclohexane group, a cycloheptane    group, a cyclooctane group, a cyclobutene group, a cyclopentene    group, a cyclopentadiene group, a cyclohexene group, a    cyclohexadiene group, a cycloheptene group, an adamantane group, a    norbornane (or a bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane) group, a norbornene group, a    bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane group, a bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane group, a    bicyclo[2.2.2]octane group, or a benzene group,-   the T2 group may be a furan group, a thiophene group, a 1H-pyrrole    group, a silole group, a borole group, a 2H-pyrrole group, a    3H-pyrrole group, an imidazole group, a pyrazole group, a triazole    group, a tetrazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, an    oxadiazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, a    thiadiazole group, an azasilole group, an azaborole group, a    pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine    group, a triazine group, a tetrazine group, a pyrrolidine group, an    imidazolidine group, a dihydropyrrole group, a piperidine group, a    tetrahydropyridine group, a dihydropyridine group, a    hexahydropyrimidine group, a tetrahydropyrimidine group, a    dihydropyrimidine group, a piperazine group, a tetrahydropyrazine    group, a dihydropyrazine group, a tetrahydropyridazine group, or a    dihydropyridazine group,-   the T3 group may be a furan group, a thiophene group, a 1H-pyrrole    group, a silole group, or a borole group, and-   the T4 group may be a 2H-pyrrole group, a 3H-pyrrole group, an    imidazole group, a pyrazole group, a triazole group, a tetrazole    group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, an oxadiazole group, a    thiazole group, an isothiazole group, a thiadiazole group, an    azasilole group, an azaborole group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine    group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, or a    tetrazine group.-   The terms “cyclic group”, “C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group”, “C₁-C₆₀    heterocyclic group”, “Π electron-rich C₃-C₆₀ cyclic group”, or “Π    electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C₁-C₆₀ cyclic group” as used    herein may each be a group condensed to any cyclic group, a    monovalent group, or a polyvalent group (for example, a divalent    group, a trivalent group, a tetravalent group, and the like)    according to the structure of a formula for which the corresponding    term is used. For example, a “benzene group” may be a benzo group, a    phenyl group, a phenylene group, or the like, which may be readily    understood by one of ordinary skill in the art according to the    structure of a formula including the “benzene group.”

Examples of the monovalent C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group and the monovalentC₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group may include a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group, aC₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group, a C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylgroup, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and amonovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group. Examples ofthe divalent C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group and the divalent C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group may include a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylene group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group, a C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenylene group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylene group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group, a divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group,and a substituted or unsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensedheteropolycyclic group.

The term “C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group” as used herein may be a linear or branchedaliphatic hydrocarbon monovalent group that has 1 to 60 carbon atoms,and examples thereof may include a methyl group, an ethyl group, ann-propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, a sec-butyl group,an isobutyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, a tert-pentylgroup, a neopentyl group, an isopentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a3-pentyl group, a sec-isopentyl group, an n-hexyl group, an isohexylgroup, a sec-hexyl group, a tert-hexyl group, an n-heptyl group, anisoheptyl group, a sec-heptyl group, a tert-heptyl group, an n-octylgroup, an isooctyl group, a sec-octyl group, a tertoctyl group, ann-nonyl group, an isononyl group, a sec-nonyl group, a tert-nonyl group,an n-decyl group, an isodecyl group, a sec-decyl group, a tert-decylgroup, and the like. The term “C₁-C₆₀ alkylene group” as used herein maybe a divalent group having a same structure as the C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group.

The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group” as used herein may be a monovalenthydrocarbon group having at least one carbon-carbon double bond in themiddle or at a terminus of the C₂-C₆₀ alkyl group, and examples thereofmay include an ethenyl group, a propenyl group, a butenyl group, and thelike. The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkenylene group” as used herein may be adivalent group having a same structure as the C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group.

The term “C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group” as used herein may be a monovalenthydrocarbon group having at least one carbon-carbon triple bond in themiddle or at a terminus of the C₂-C₆₀ alkyl group, and examples thereofmay include an ethynyl group, a propynyl group, and the like. The term“C₂-C₆₀ alkynylene group” as used herein may be a divalent group havinga same structure as the C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group.

The term “C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group” as used herein may be a monovalent grouprepresented by —O(A₁₀₁) (wherein A₁₀₁ may be a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group), andexamples thereof may include a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, anisopropyloxy group, and the like.

The term “C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group” as used herein may be a monovalentsaturated hydrocarbon cyclic group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, andexamples thereof may include a cyclopropyl group, a cyclobutyl group, acyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclooctylgroup, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group (or abicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl group), a bicyclo[1.1.1]pentyl group, abicyclo[2.1.1]hexyl group, a bicyclo[2.2.2]octyl group, and the like.The term “C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylene group” as used herein may be a divalentgroup having a same structure as the C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl group.

The term “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkyl group” as used herein may be amonovalent cyclic group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, further including, inaddition to carbon atoms, at least one heteroatom, as ring-formingatoms, and examples thereof may include a 1,2,3,4-oxatriazolidinylgroup, a tetrahydrofuranyl group, a tetrahydrothiophenyl group, and thelike. The term “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkylene group” as used herein may bea divalent group having a same structure as the C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkylgroup.

The term “C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group” as used herein may be a monovalentcyclic group that has three to ten carbon atoms and at least onecarbon-carbon double bond in the ring thereof and no aromaticity, andexamples thereof may include a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenylgroup, a cycloheptenyl group, and the like. The term “C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group” as used herein may be a divalent group having asame structure as the C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkenyl group.

The term “C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group” as used herein may be amonovalent cyclic group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, further including, inaddition to carbon atoms, at least one heteroatom, as ring-formingatoms, and having at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the cyclicstructure thereof. Examples of the C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group mayinclude a 4,5-dihydro-1,2,3,4-oxatriazolyl group, a 2,3-dihydrofuranylgroup, a 2,3-dihydrothiophenyl group, and the like. The term “C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group” as used herein may be a divalent grouphaving a same structure as the C₁-C₁₀ heterocycloalkenyl group.

The term “C₆-C₆₀ aryl group” as used herein may be a monovalent grouphaving a carbocyclic aromatic system of 6 to 60 carbon atoms, and theterm “C₆-C₆₀ arylene group” as used herein may be a divalent grouphaving a carbocyclic aromatic system of 6 to 60 carbon atoms. Examplesof the C₆-C₆₀ aryl group may include a phenyl group, a pentalenyl group,a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthylgroup, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group,a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, achrysenyl group, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a heptalenylgroup, a naphthacenyl group, a picenyl group, a hexacenyl group, apentacenyl group, a rubicenyl group, a coronenyl group, an ovalenylgroup, and the like. When the C₆-C₆₀ aryl group and the C₆-C₆₀ arylenegroup each include two or more rings, the respective rings may becondensed with each other.

The term “C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group” as used herein may be a monovalentgroup having a heterocyclic aromatic system of 1 to 60 carbon atoms,further including, in addition to carbon atoms, at least one heteroatom,as ring-forming atoms. The term “C₁-C₆₀ heteroarylene group” as usedherein may be a divalent group having a heterocyclic aromatic system of1 to 60 carbon atoms, further including, in addition to carbon atoms, atleast one heteroatom, as ring-forming atoms. Examples of the C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group may include a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, apyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, a quinolinylgroup, a benzoquinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, abenzoisoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a benzoquinoxalinylgroup, a quinazolinyl group, a benzoquinazolinyl group, a cinnolinylgroup, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinylgroup, and the like. When the C₁-C₆₀ heteroaryl group and the C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group each include two or more rings, the respective ringsmay be condensed with each other.

The term “monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group” as usedherein may be a monovalent group (for example, having 8 to 60 carbonatoms) having two or more rings condensed to each other, only carbonatoms as ring-forming atoms, and no aromaticity in its entire molecularstructure. Examples of the monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclicgroup may include an indenyl group, a fluorenyl group, aspiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, an indenophenanthrenylgroup, and an indeno anthracenyl group. The term “divalent non-aromaticcondensed polycyclic group” as used herein may be a divalent grouphaving a same structure as the monovalent non-aromatic condensedpolycyclic group described above.

The term “monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group” asused herein may be a monovalent group (for example, having 1 to 60carbon atoms) having two or more rings condensed to each other, furtherincluding, in addition to carbon atoms, at least one heteroatom, asring-forming atoms, and having non-aromaticity in its entire molecularstructure. Examples of the monovalent non-aromatic condensedheteropolycyclic group may include a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group,a furanyl group, an indolyl group, a benzoindolyl group, anaphthoindolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzoisoindolyl group, anaphthoisoindolyl group, a benzosilolyl group, a benzothiophenyl group,a benzofuranyl group, a carbazolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, adibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, an azacarbazolyl group,an azafluorenyl group, an azadibenzosilolyl group, anazadibenzothiophenyl group, an azadibenzofuranyl group, a pyrazolylgroup, an imidazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, anoxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolylgroup, an oxadiazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, a benzopyrazolylgroup, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, a benzothiazolylgroup, a benzoxadiazolyl group, a benzothiadiazolyl group, animidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, an imidazotriazinylgroup, an imidazopyrazinyl group, an imidazopyridazinyl group, anindenocarbazolyl group, an indolocarbazolyl group, a benzofurocarbazolylgroup, a benzothienocarbazolyl group, a benzosilolocarbazolyl group, abenzoindolocarbazolyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, abenzonaphthofuranyl group, a benzonaphthothiophenyl group, abenzonaphthosilolyl group, a benzofurodibenzofuranyl group, abenzofurodibenzothiophenyl group, a benzothienodibenzothiophenyl group,and the like. The term “divalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclicgroup” as used herein may be a divalent group having a same structure asthe monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group describedabove.

The term “C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group” as used herein may be represented by-O(A₁₀₂) (wherein A₁₀₂ may be a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group), and the term “C₆-C₆₀arylthio group” as used herein may be represented by —S(A₁₀₃) (whereinA₁₀₃ may be a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group).

The term “C₇₋C₆₀ aryl alkyl group” as used herein may be represented by—(A₁₀₄)(A₁₀s) (where A₁₀₄ may be a C₁-C₅₄ alkylene group, and A₁₀₅ maybe a C₆-C₅₉ aryl group), and the term “C₂-C₆₀ heteroaryl alkyl group” asused herein may be represented by —(A₁₀₆)(A₁₀₇) (where A₁₀₆ may be aC₁-C₅₉ alkylene group, and A₁₀₇ may be a C₁-C₅₉ heteroaryl group).

The group “R_(10a)” as used herein may be:

-   deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —l, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, or a    nitro group;-   a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl    group, or a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, each unsubstituted or substituted    with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —l, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a    nitro group, a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic    group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₇-C₆₀    aryl alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ heteroaryl alkyl group,    —Si(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂)(Q₁₃), —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —B(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —C(═O)(Q₁₁),    —S(═0)₂(Q₁₁), —P(═0)(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), or any combination thereof;-   a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀    aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₇-C₆₀ aryl alkyl group,    or a C₂-C₆₀ heteroaryl alkyl group, each unsubstituted or    substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —l, a hydroxyl group, a    cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl    group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₆₀    carbocyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy    group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, a C₇-C₆₀ aryl alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀    heteroaryl alkyl group, —Si(Q₂i)(Q₂₂)(Q₂₃), —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂),    —B(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —C(═O)(Q₂₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₂₁), —P(═O)(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), or any    combination thereof; or-   —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁),    —S(═O)₂(Q_(3I)), or —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂).

In the specification, Q₁ to Q₃, Q₁₁ to Q₁₃, Q₂₁ to Q₂₃, and Q₃₁ to Q₃₃may each independently be: hydrogen; deuterium; —F; —Cl; —Br; —l; ahydroxyl group; a cyano group; a nitro group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group; aC₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group; a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group; aC₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, eachunsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, a cyano group, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, orany combination thereof; a C₇-C₆₀ aryl alkyl group; or a C₂-C₆₀heteroaryl alkyl group.

The term “heteroatom” as used herein may be any atom other than a carbonatom or a hydrogen atom. Examples of the heteroatom may include O, S, N,P, Si, B, Ge, Se, or any combination thereof.

The term “third-row transition metal” as used herein may include hafnium(Hf), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), rhenium (Re), osmium (Os), iridium(lr), platinum (Pt), gold (Au), and the like.

The term “Ph” as used herein refers to a phenyl group, the term “Me” asused herein refers to a methyl group, the term “Et” as used hereinrefers to an ethyl group, the terms “tert-Bu” or “Bu^(t)” as used hereineach refer to a tert-butyl group, and the term “OMe” as used hereinrefers to a methoxy group.

The term “biphenyl group” as used herein may be a phenyl groupsubstituted with a phenyl group. For example, the “biphenyl group” maybe a substituted phenyl group having a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group as asubstituent.

The term “terphenyl group” as used herein may be a phenyl groupsubstituted with a biphenyl group. For example, the “terphenyl group”may be a substituted phenyl group having, as a substituent, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group substituted with a C₆-C₆₀ aryl group.

The symbols * and *’ as used herein, unless defined otherwise, eachrefer to a binding site to a neighboring atom in a corresponding formulaor moiety.

Hereinafter, compounds according to embodiments and light-emittingdevices according to embodiments will be described in detail withreference to the Synthesis Examples and the Examples. The wording “B wasused instead of A” used in describing Synthesis Examples means that anidentical molar equivalent of B was used in place of A.

Examples Example 1

As an anode, a Corning 15 Ω/cm² (1,200 A) ITO glass substrate was cut toa size of 50 mm x 50 mm x 0.5 mm, sonicated with isopropyl alcohol andpure water each for 15 minutes, and subjected to a plasma treatment. Theresultant ITO glass substrate was loaded onto a vacuum depositionapparatus.

HTM1 (Compound HT3) was vacuum-deposited on the ITO anode formed on theglass substrate to form a hole injection layer having a thickness of 120nm, and HTM2 was vacuum-deposited on the hole injection layer to form ahole transport layer having a thickness of 10 nm.

BH1 and DF8 were co-deposited on the hole transport layer at a weightratio of 98:2 to form an emission layer having a thickness of 20 nm.

Compound 2-69 and Yb were co-deposited on the emission layer at a weightratio of 97:3 to form an electron transport layer, and LiF and Yb wereco-deposited on the electron transport layer at a weight ratio of 90:10to form an electron injection layer having a thickness of 1 nm.

Ag and Mg were co-deposited on the electron injection layer at a weightratio of 1:9 to form an electron having a thickness of 10 nm, and CP7was deposited on the electrode to form a capping layer having athickness of 70 nm, thereby completing the manufacture of alight-emitting device.

Examples 2 to 8 and Comparative Example 1

Light-emitting devices were manufactured in the same manner as inExample 1, except that compounds of Table 1 were used at weight ratiosas shown in Table 1 in forming an electron transport layer, an electroninjection layer, and a second electrode.

Comparative Example 2

A light-emitting device was used in the same manner as in Example 1,except that Compound A and Li-1 were used at a volume ratio of 75:25 informing an electron transport layer and that Rbl and Yb were used at aweight ratio 30:70 (volume ratio of 50:50) in forming an electroninjection layer.

Evaluation Example 1

To evaluate characteristics of the light-emitting devices of Examples 1to 8 and Comparative Example 1, the driving voltage (V) at 1,000 cd/m²,luminescence efficiency (%), and lifespan (%) thereof were measuredusing Keithley MU 236 and luminance meter PR650, and results are shownin Table 1. Regarding the driving voltage in Table 1, the drivingvoltage value of Comparative Example 1 was set to 0, and the differencetherewith was converted. The luminescence efficiency was expressed as arelative value (%). The lifespan was expressed as a relative value (%)by measuring the time it takes to achieve 90% of the luminance comparedto the initial luminance.

TABLE 1 Electron transport layer (weight ratio) Electron injection layer(weight ratio) Second electrode (weight ratio) Driving voltage (V)Luminescence efficiency (%) Lifespan (T₉₀) (%) Example 1 Compound 2-69:Yb (97:3) LiF:Yb (90:10) Ag:Mg (97:3) -0.3 V 107% 110% Example 2Compound 2-69: Yb (97:3) LiF:Yb (90:10) Ag -0.3 V 108% 111% Example 3Compound 2-69: Li (97:3) KI:Yb (90:10) Ag:Mg (97:3) -0.25 V 105% 108%Example 4 Compound 2-69: Li (97:3) KI:Yb (90:10) Ag -0.25 V 106% 109%Example 5 Compound 2-69: Yb (97:3) Kl:Li (90:10) Ag:Mg (97:3) -0.27 V106% 105% Example 6 Compound 2-69: Yb (97:3) Kl:Li (90:10) Ag -0.27 V107% 106% Example 7 Compound 2-69: Li (97:3) Kl:Li (90:10) Ag:Mg (97:3)-0.23 V 105% 102% Example 8 Compound 2-69: Li (97:3) Kl:Li (90:10) Ag-0.23 V 106% 103% Comparative Example 1 Compound 2-69: LiQ (97:3) Yb Ag0 100% 100% Comparative Example 2 Compound A: Li-1 (volume ratio of75:25) Rbl:Yb (30:70) Ag:Mg (97:3) 0 85% 89%

Referring to Table 1, it was confirmed that the light-emitting devicesof Examples 1 to 8 had low driving voltage, high luminescenceefficiency, and long lifespan characteristics compared to thelight-emitting devices of Comparative Examples 1 and 2.

As described above, according to the embodiments, a light-emittingdevice may have low driving voltage, high luminescence efficiency, and along lifespan, and thus may be used to manufacture a high-qualityelectronic apparatus.

Embodiments have been disclosed herein, and although terms are employed,they are used and are to be interpreted in a generic and descriptivesense only and not for purpose of limitation. In some instances, aswould be apparent by one of ordinary skill in the art, features,characteristics, and/or elements described in connection with anembodiment may be used singly or in combination with features,characteristics, and/or elements described in connection with otherembodiments unless otherwise specifically indicated. Accordingly, itwill be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that variouschanges in form and details may be made without departing from thespirit and scope of the disclosure as set forth in the claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A light-emitting device comprising: a firstelectrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and aninterlayer comprising: an emission layer between the first electrode andthe second electrode; and an electron transport region between theemission layer and the second electrode, wherein the electron transportregion comprises: an electron transport layer; and an electron injectionlayer between the electron transport layer and the second electrode, theelectron transport layer comprises a first material and a secondmaterial, the first material is a compound represented by Formula 1 orFormula 2, the second material comprises a first metal, a halide of thefirst metal, a complex comprising the first metal, or a combinationthereof, the electron injection layer comprises a third material and afourth material, the third material comprises a second metal, a halideof the second metal, a complex comprising the second metal, or acombination thereof, the fourth material comprises a third metal, ahalide of the third metal, a complex comprising the third metal, or acombination thereof, the first metal, the second metal, and the thirdmetal are identical to or different from each other, and an amount ofthe third material is in a range of about 50 parts by weight to about 99parts by weight, based on a total of 100 parts by weight of the electroninjection layer: [Formula 1]

[Formula 2]

wherein in Formula 1, X₁₁ is N or C(Z₁₁), X₁₂ is N or C(Z₁₂), A₁₁ andA₁₂ are each independently a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group including atleast one N, and d11 and d12 are each independently an integer from 1 to10, wherein in Formula 2, Y₂₁ is O, S, or Se, A₂₁ is a C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a)or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with atleast one R_(10a), and n21 is an integer from 1 to 3, wherein inFormulae 1 and 2, L₁₁, L₁₂, and L₂₁ to L₂₃ are each independently asingle bond, a C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substitutedwith at least one R_(10a),or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstitutedor substituted with at least one R_(10a), a11, a12, and a21 to a23 areeach independently an integer from 1 to 5, R₁₁, R₁₂, R₂₂, R₂₃, Z₁₁, andZ₁₂ are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —l, ahydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a),a C₂-C₆₀ alkenylgroup unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a),a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a),aC₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a),a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with atleast one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a),a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a),a C₆-C₆₀ arylthiogroup unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a),—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═0)(Q₁),—S(═O)₂(Q_(I)), or —P(═O)(Q_(I))(Q₂), b11, b12, b22, and b23 are eachindependently an integer from 1 to 10, R₂₂ and R₂₃ are optionally bondedto each other to form a C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₂-C₃₀ heterocyclic groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), Z₁₁ and Z₁₂ areoptionally bonded to each other to form a C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₂-C₃₀heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a), R_(10a) is: deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, -l, a hydroxyl group, acyano group, or a nitro group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenylgroup, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, or a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, eachunsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, -l, ahydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclicgroup, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, —Si(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂)(Q₁₃), —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —B(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂),—C(═O)(Q₁₁), —S(═0)₂(Q₁₁), —P(═0)(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), or a combination thereof; aC₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxygroup, or a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, each unsubstituted or substitutedwith deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —l, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, anitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, aC₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthiogroup, —Si(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂)(Q₂₃), —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —B(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —C(═0)(Q₂₁),—S(═O)₂(Q_(2I)), —P(═O)(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), or a combination thereof; or—Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁),—S(═O)₂(Q_(3I)), or —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and Q1 to Q3, Q11 to Q13, Q21 toQ23, and Q31 to Q33 are each independently: hydrogen; deuterium; —F;—Cl; —Br; -l; a hydroxyl group; a cyano group; a nitro group; a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group; a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group; a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group; a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group; or a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclicgroup, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, a cyanogroup, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, abiphenyl group, or a combination thereof.
 2. The light-emitting deviceof claim 1, wherein the first electrode is an anode, the secondelectrode is a cathode, the interlayer further comprises a holetransport region between the emission layer and the first electrode, thehole transport region comprises a hole injection layer, a hole transportlayer, an emission auxiliary layer, an electron blocking layer, or acombination thereof, and the electron transport region further comprisesa buffer layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron control layer, or acombination thereof.
 3. The light-emitting device of claim 1, furthercomprising: a first capping layer disposed outside the first electrode;a second capping layer disposed outside the second electrode; or boththe first capping layer and the second capping layer.
 4. Thelight-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the emission layer and theelectron transport layer directly contact each other.
 5. Thelight-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the electron transport layerand the electron injection layer directly contact each other.
 6. Thelight-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the electron injection layerand the second electrode directly contact each other.
 7. Thelight-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the emission layer comprises adopant, and the dopant serves as a phosphorescent dopant to emitphosphorescence from the emission layer.
 8. The light-emitting device ofclaim 1, wherein the emission layer comprises a dopant, and the dopantemits blue light having a maximum emission wavelength in a range ofabout 450 nm to about 490 nm.
 9. The light-emitting device of claim 1,wherein the emission layer comprises a dopant, and the dopant comprisesa boron-containing compound.
 10. The light-emitting device of claim 1,wherein the electron transport layer is formed by co-depositing thefirst material and the second material.
 11. The light-emitting device ofclaim 1, wherein the electron injection layer is formed by co-depositingthe third material and the fourth material.
 12. The light-emittingdevice of claim 1, wherein the first metal included in the secondmaterial, the second metal included in the third material, and the thirdmetal included in the fourth material are each independently an alkalimetal, an alkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal, a third-rowtransition metal of the periodic table, or a combination thereof. 13.The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the halide of the secondmetal comprises a fluoride of the second metal, a bromide of the secondmetal, an iodide of the second metal, or a combination thereof.
 14. Thelight-emitting device of claim 1, wherein a moiety represented by

in Formula 1 is represented by one of Formulae 1-1 to 1-32:

wherein in Formulae 1-1 to 1-32, X₁₁ and X₁₂ are respectively the sameas described in Formula 1, X₁₃ is N or C(Z₁₃), X₁₄ is N or C(Z₁₄), X₁₅is N or C(Z₁₅), X₁₆ is N or C(Z₁₆), X₁₇ is N or C(Z₁₇), X₁₈ is N orC(Z₁₈), X₁₉ is N or C(Z₁₉), X₂₀ is N or C(Z₂₀), A₁ to A₃ are eachindependently a benzene group, a naphthalene group, an anthracene group,a phenanthrene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, acyclopentadiene group, a thiophene group, a furan group, an indolegroup, an indene group, a benzosilole group, a benzogermole group, abenzothiophene group, a benzoselenophene group, a benzofuran group, acarbazole group, an azaindole group, an azabenzoborole group, anazabenzophosphole group, an azaindene group, an azabenzosilole group, anazabenzogermole group, an azabenzothiophene group, anazabenzoselenophene group, an azabenzofuran group, an azacarbazolegroup, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, apyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinolinegroup, a quinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, a phenanthroline group,a pyrrole group, a pyrazole group, an imidazole group, a triazole group,an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazolegroup, an oxadiazole group, a thiadiazole group, a benzopyrazole group,a benzoimidazole group, a benzooxazole group, a benzothiazole group, abenzooxadiazole group, a benzothiadiazole group, a5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline group, or a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolinegroup, each unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), Y₁is O, S, N(Z_(1a)), or C(Z_(1a))(Z_(1b)), Z₁₃ to Z₂₀, Z_(1a), and Z_(1b)are each independently the same as described in connection with R₁₁ inFormula 1, Z₁₃ to Z₂₀, Z_(1a), and Z_(1b) are optionally bonded to eachother to form a C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substitutedwith at least one R_(10a) or a C₂-C₃₀ heterocyclic group unsubstitutedor substituted with at least one R_(10a),and R_(10a) is the same asdescribed in Formula
 1. 15. The light-emitting device of claim 1,wherein the compound represented by Formula 2 is represented by one ofFormulae 2-1 to 2-4:

wherein in Formulae 2-1 to 2-4, Y₂₁, A₂₁, L₂₁ to L₂₃, a21 to a23, R₂₂,and R₂₃ are respectively the same as described in Formula 2, X₂₁ is asingle bond, O, S, N(Z_(21a)), or C(Z_(21a))(Z_(21b)), c21 is 0 or 1,Z_(21a) and Z_(21b) are each independently the same as described inconnection with R₂₂ in Formula 2, Y₂₂ is the same as described inconnection with Y₂₁ in Formula 2, L₂₄ to L₂₆ are each independently thesame as described in connection with L₂₁ in Formula 2, a24 to a26 areeach independently an integer from 1 to 5, b229 and b239 are eachindependently an integer from 1 to 9, R₂₄ to R₂₆ are each independentlythe same as described in connection with R₂₂ in Formula 2, b24 to b26are each independently an integer from 1 to 10, and A₂₂ to A₂₄ are eachindependently a C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group or a C₂-C₃₀ heterocyclic group.16. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein A₂₁ in Formula 2 isrepresented by one of Formulae 3-1 to 3-7:

wherein in Formulae 3-1 to 3-7, S₂₁ to S₂₅ are each independently abenzene group, a naphthalene group, a phenanthrene group, an anthracenegroup, a triphenylene group, a cyclopentadiene group, a furan group, apyrrole group, an imidazole group, a benzoxazole group, a benzothiazolegroup, a benzoimidazole group, a pyridine group, a pyrazine group, apyrimidine group, an indole group, a quinoline group, an isoquinolinegroup, a benzoquinoline group, a phenanthridine group, an acridinegroup, a phenanthroline group, a triazole group, a tetrazole group, or atriazine group, each unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a), and R_(10a) is the same as described in Formula
 2. 17. Alight-emitting device comprising: a plurality of first electrodesarranged for each of a first subpixel, a second subpixel, and a thirdsubpixel; a second electrode facing the plurality of first electrodes; memitting units between the second electrode and the plurality of firstelectrodes; and m-1 charge generation layers, each arranged between twoneighboring emitting units among the m emitting units and comprising ann-type charge generation layer and a p-type charge generation layer,wherein m is an integer of 2 or more, each of the m emitting unitscomprises an emission layer and an electron transport region that aresequentially arranged, at least one of the m emission layers comprises afirst emission layer arranged on the first subpixel and emittingfirst-color light, a second emission layer arranged on the secondsubpixel and emitting second-color light, and a third emission layerarranged on the third subpixel and emitting third-color light, thefirst-color light is red light, the second-color light is green light,and the third-color light is blue light, at least one of the m electrontransport regions comprises an electron transport layer and an electroninjection layer that are sequentially arranged, the electron transportlayer comprises a first material and a second material, the firstmaterial is a compound represented by Formula 1 or Formula 2, the secondmaterial comprises a first metal, a halide of the first metal, a complexcomprising the first metal, or a combination thereof, the electroninjection layer comprises a third material and a fourth material, thethird material comprises a second metal, a halide of the second metal, acomplex comprising the second metal, or a combination thereof, thefourth material comprises a third metal, a halide of the third metal, acomplex comprising the third metal, or a combination thereof, the firstmetal, the second metal, and the third metal are identical to ordifferent from each other, and an amount of the third material is in arange of about 50 parts by weight to about 99 parts by weight, based ona total of 100 parts by weight of the electron injection layer:

wherein in Formula 1, X₁₁ is N or C(Z₁₁), X₁₂ is N or C(Z₁₂), A₁₁ andA₁₂ are each independently a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group including atleast one N, and d11 and d12 are each independently an integer from 1 to10, wherein in Formula 2, Y₂₁ is O, S, or Se, A₂₁ is a C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a)or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with atleast one R_(10a), and n21 is an integer from 1 to 3, wherein inFormulae 1 and 2, L₁₁, L₁₂, and L₂₁ to L₂₃ are each independently asingle bond, a C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substitutedwith at least one R_(10a),or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstitutedor substituted with at least one R_(10a), a11, a12, and a21 to a23 areeach independently an integer from 1 to 5, R₁₁, R₁₂, R₂₂, R₂₃, Z₁₁, andZ₁₂ are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —l, ahydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a),a C₂-C₆₀ alkenylgroup unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a),a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a),aC₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a),a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with atleast one R_(10a), a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a),a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a),a C₆-C₆₀ arylthiogroup unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a),—Si(Qi)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁),—S(═O)₂(Q₁), or —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), b11, b12, b22, and b23 are eachindependently an integer from 1 to 10, R₂₂ and R₂₃ are optionally bondedto each other to form a C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic group unsubstituted orsubstituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₂-C₃₀ heterocyclic groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a), Z₁₁ and Z₁₂ areoptionally bonded to each other to form a C₅-C₆₀ carbocyclic groupunsubstituted or substituted with at least one R_(10a) or a C₂-C₃₀heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least oneR_(10a), R_(10a) is: deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, -l, a hydroxyl group, acyano group, or a nitro group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenylgroup, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, or a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, eachunsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, -l, ahydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclicgroup, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, —SI(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂)(Q₁₃), —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —B(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂),—C(═O)(Q₁₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁₁), —P(═O)(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), or a combination thereof; aC₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxygroup, or a C₆-C₆₀ arylthio group, each unsubstituted or substitutedwith deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —l, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, anitro group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group, aC₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group, a C₆-C₆₀ aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀ arylthiogroup, —Si(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂)(Q₂₃), —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —B(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —C(═O)(Q₂₁),—S(═O)₂(Q₂₁), —P(═O)(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), or a combination thereof; or—Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁),—S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), or —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and Q1 to Q3, Q11 to Q13, Q21 to Q23,and Q31 to Q33 are each independently: hydrogen; deuterium; —F; —Cl;—Br; -l; a hydroxyl group; a cyano group; a nitro group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkylgroup; a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group; a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group; a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxygroup; or a C₃-C₆₀ carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₆₀ heterocyclic group,each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, a cyano group, aC₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenylgroup, or a combination thereof.
 18. An electronic apparatus comprisingthe light-emitting device of claim
 1. 19. The electronic apparatus ofclaim 18, further comprising a thin-film transistor, wherein thethin-film transistor comprises a source electrode and a drain electrode,and the first electrode of the light-emitting device is electricallyconnected to the source electrode or the drain electrode.
 20. Theelectronic apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a color filter, acolor conversion layer, a touch screen layer, a polarizing layer, or acombination thereof.